期刊
ACS APPLIED MATERIALS & INTERFACES
卷 7, 期 23, 页码 12930-12936出版社
AMER CHEMICAL SOC
DOI: 10.1021/acsami.5b02670
关键词
oxygen electrocatalysis; bifunctional catalyst; cobalt hydroxide; zinc-air battery; alkaline solution
资金
- Science and Engineering Research Council, Singapore [R-265-000-436-305]
Co(OH)(2) in the form of hexagonal nanoplates synthesized by a simple hydrothermal reaction has shown even greater activity than cobalt oxides (CoO and Co3O4) in oxygen reduction and oxygen evolution reactions (ORR and OER) under alkaline conditions. The bifunctionality for oxygen electrocatalysis as shown by the OER-ORR potential difference (SE) could be reduced to as low as 0.87 V, comparable to the state-of-the-art non-noble bifunctional catalysts, when the Co(OH)(2) nanoplates were compounded with nitrogen-doped reduced graphene oxide (N-rGO). The good performance was attributed to the nanosizing of Co(OH)(2) and the synergistic interaction between Co(OH)(2) and N-rGO. A zinc air cell assembled with a Co(OH)(2)-air electrode also showed a performance comparable to that of the state-of-the-art zinc-air cells. The combination of bifunctional activity and operational stability establishes Co(OH)(2) as an effective low-cost alternative to the platinum group metal catalysts.
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