▎ 摘 要
Copper- and nitrogen-codoped reduced graphene oxide material (Cu/N-rGO) was prepared with a hydrothermal method. Its versatile catalytic performances were demonstrated toward the oxidative degradation of rhodamine B (RhB) and oxygen reduction reaction (ORR). The Cu and N codoping of graphene enhanced not only its activation ability toward H2O2, but also its electrocatalytic ability for ORR. It was observed that the use of 3%Cu/N-rGO together with 40 mmol center dot L-1 H2O2 and 4 mmol center dot L-1 Na2CO3 could remove more than 94% of the added RhB (30 mg center dot L-1) in 20 min through a catalytic Fenton-like degradation. Quenching experiments and electron paramagnetic resonance (EPR) measurements indicated that the main reactive species generated in the catalytic oxidation process were surface-bound (OH)-O-center dot. The modified graphene also showed good electrocatalytic activity for ORR reaction in alkaline media through a four-electron mechanism. On the electrode of Cu/N-rGO, the ORR reaction exhibited an onset potential of -0.1 V and a half-wave potential of -0.248 V, which were correspondingly close to those on a Pt/C electrode. In comparison with a Pt/C electrode, the 3%Cu/N-rGO electrode showed much greater tolerance to methanol. Such outstanding catalytic properties are attributed to the abundant active sites and the synergism between Cu and N in Cu/N-rGO.