• 文献标题:   Electrocatalytic Activity of Graphene Oxide/Metal Organic Framework Hybrid Composite on Hydrogen Evolution Reaction Properties
  • 文献类型:   Article
  • 作  者:   MAKHAFOLA MD, RAMOHLOLA KE, MAPONYA TC, SOMO TR, IWUOHA EI, MAKGOPA K, HATO MJ, MOLAPO KM, MODIBANE KD
  • 作者关键词:   electrocatalyst, graphene oxide, hydrogen evolution reaction, metal organic framework, tafel analysi
  • 出版物名称:   INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF ELECTROCHEMICAL SCIENCE
  • ISSN:   1452-3981
  • 通讯作者地址:   Univ Limpopo Turfloop
  • 被引频次:   0
  • DOI:   10.20964/2020.06.10
  • 出版年:   2020

▎ 摘  要

In this work, the electrocatalytic activity of graphene oxide (GO) and its composite with metal organic framework (MOF) towards electrochemical hydrogen evolution reaction (HER) was studied. GO/MOF composite was synthesized by impregnation route and characterized using X-ray diffraction (XRD), Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy (FTIR), simultaneous thermal analysis (STA), scanning electron microscopy/energy dispersive spectroscopy (SEM/EDS) and high-resolution transmission electron microscopy/energy dispersive X-ray spectroscopy (HR-TEM/EDX). STA analysis showed an enhancement of the thermal stability of the GO/MOF composite compared to the pristine GO and MOF. SEM/EDS and HR-TEM/EDX confirmed the presence of octahedral structure of MOF in the GO sheet-like structure and elemental composition of the synthesized compounds. The performance of the proposed electrolytic system for electrochemical HER by Tafel parameters and turn over frequencies (TOFs) showed a huge increment of H-2 production in the composite through the Volmer reaction together with either of the two mechanisms in HER. This indicated that the addition of GO/MOF in the electrolytic system possessed better catalytic characteristics with enhanced TOFs, which may open a new way for hydrogen technology via HER enhancement.