• 文献标题:   Mn and Co co-substituted Fe3O4 nanoparticles on nitrogen-doped reduced graphene oxide for oxygen electrocatalysis in alkaline solution
  • 文献类型:   Article
  • 作  者:   ZHAN Y, XU CH, LU MH, LIU ZL, LEE JY
  • 作者关键词:  
  • 出版物名称:   JOURNAL OF MATERIALS CHEMISTRY A
  • ISSN:   2050-7488 EI 2050-7496
  • 通讯作者地址:   Natl Univ Singapore
  • 被引频次:   70
  • DOI:   10.1039/c4ta03472d
  • 出版年:   2014

▎ 摘  要

A dispersion of Mn and Co co-substituted Fe3O4 (MCF, Mn : Co : Fe-1:1:1) nanoparticles on nitrogen-doped reduced graphene oxide (N-rGO) nanosheets was prepared by a hydrothermal method. This catalyst exhibited 80% of the oxygen reduction reaction (ORR) activity of a Sigma 20 wt% Pt/C catalyst; and 61% of the oxygen evolution reaction (OER) activity of a 20 wt% RuO2/C catalyst in alkaline solution. Extensive material characterizations by field-emission transmission electron microscopy (TEM), X-ray diffraction (XRD), X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS) analysis, and inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry (ICP-MS) were undertaken to suggest some possible reasons for the good electrochemical performance. The catalyst also delivered good performance in full zinc-air cell tests where it was used in the air electrode. The MCF catalyst has effectively combined the ORR activity of manganese oxide, the OER activity of cobalt oxide; and the electronic conductivity of bulk Fe3O4 into an integrated bifunctional catalytic system; and its good contact with the N-rGO nanosheets also reduces the external transport resistance in oxygen electrocatalysis.