电催化剂
碳纳米管
析氧
材料科学
过电位
化学
塔菲尔方程
氧还原反应
电化学
化学工程
氧还原
碳纤维
纳米技术
氧气
电极
氧化还原
无机化学
循环伏安法
石墨烯
物理化学
有机化学
复合数
复合材料
工程类
作者
Wenning Yan,Weiyong Bian,Chao Jin,Jing‐Hua Tian,Ruizhi Yang
标识
DOI:10.1016/j.electacta.2015.02.044
摘要
Cobalt ferrite (CoFe2O4) spinel oxide is a promising electrocatalyst for the oxygen reduction reaction (ORR) and oxygen evolution reaction (OER). However, the catalytic activity of CoFe2O4 is limited by its poor electronic conductivity. In this study, CoFe2O4 strongly coupled with carbon nanotubes (CoFe2O4/CNTs) hybrid has been fabricated to address this issue. The as-synthesized CoFe2O4/CNTs hybrid exhibits excellent electrocatalytic activities for both the ORR and OER in alkaline solution. The onset potential of CoFe2O4/CNTs for ORR is −0.124 V (vs. Ag/AgCl), which is much higher than that of the CoFe2O4 + CNTs mixture (−0.259 V). Meanwhile, the CoFe2O4/CNTs hybrid shows much higher activity for OER as compared to the CoFe2O4 + CNT mixture. The onset potential of the former is 54 mV higher than that of the latter. The CoFe2O4/CNTs also holds high stability for both the ORR and OER, outperforming the CoFe2O4 + CNTs mixture. The excellent electrocatalytic activity and stability of the CoFe2O4/CNTs hybrid for both the ORR and OER make it a potential bi-functional electrocatalysts for metal-air batteries.
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