• 文献标题:   AMINO-SUBSTITUTED NAPHTHALENE SULFONIC ACID/GRAPHENE COMPOSITE AS METAL -FREE CATALYSTS FOR OXYGEN REDUCTION REACTIONS
  • 文献类型:   Article
  • 作  者:   GETACHEW T, ADDIS F, BEYENE T, MEHRETIE S, ADMASSIE S
  • 作者关键词:   poly amino naphthalene sulfonic acid, reduced graphene oxide, oxygen reduction reaction, electrocatalyst
  • 出版物名称:   BULLETIN OF THE CHEMICAL SOCIETY OF ETHIOPIA
  • ISSN:   1011-3924 EI 1726-801X
  • 通讯作者地址:   Addis Ababa Univ
  • 被引频次:   2
  • DOI:   10.4314/bcse.v33i2.16
  • 出版年:   2019

▎ 摘  要

Composites of reduced graphene oxide (rGO) and conducting polymers synthesized from 8-amino-2-naphthalene sulfonic acid (8-ANSA), 5-amino-1-naphthalene sulfonic acid (5-ANSA), 2-amino-1-naphthalene sulfonic acid (2-ANSA), and 4-amino-l-naphthalene sulfonic (4-ANSA) were prepared for use as an electrocatalyst in oxygen reduction reaction (ORR). The electrocatalytic activities were examined in oxygen saturated 0.1 M KOH solution using cyclic and linear sweep voltammetry. The best performing polymer composite was found to be GC/poly(8-ANSA)/rGO, with an enhanced electrocatalytic activity over the rGO only and poly(8-ANSA) only films. More than 100 mV positive shift in the onset potential and 1.6 times increase in current density were observed. The catalytic activity of 2-ANSA, 4-ANSA, 5-ANSA, and 8-ANSA was also validated by density functional theory (DFT). Our calculations predict a much better catalytic activity for 8-ANSA than that of 2-ANSA, 4-ANSA, and 5-ANSA.