Titel
Incorporation of Cu/Ni in Ordered Mesoporous Co‐Based Spinels to Facilitate Oxygen Evolution and Reduction Reactions in Alkaline Media and Aprotic Li−O₂ Batteries
Autor*in
Nicolas Eshraghi
Center for Low-Emission Transport Electric Vehicle Technologies, AIT Austrian Institute of Technology GmbH
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Abstract
Ordered mesoporous CuNiCo oxides were prepared via nanocasting with varied Cu/Ni ratio to establish its impact on the electrochemical performance of the catalysts. Physicochemical properties were determined along with the electrocatalytic activities toward oxygen evolution/reduction reactions (OER/ORR). Combining Cu, Ni, and Co allowed creating active and stable bifunctional electrocatalysts. CuNiCo oxide (Cu/Ni≈1 : 4) exhibited the highest current density of 411 mA cm⁻² at 1.7 V vs. reversible hydrogen electrode (RHE) and required the lowest overpotential of 312 mV to reach 10 mA cm⁻² in 1 m KOH after 200 cyclic voltammograms. OER measurements were also conducted in the purified 1 m KOH, where CuNiCo oxide (Cu/Ni≈1 : 4) also outperformed NiCo oxide and showed excellent chemical and catalytic stability. For ORR, Cu/Ni incorporation provided higher current density, better kinetics, and facilitated the 4e⁻ pathway of the oxygen reduction reaction. The tests in Li−O₂ cells highlighted that CuNiCo oxide can effectively promote ORR and OER at a lower overpotential.
Stichwort
electrocatalystsmesoporous materialsnon-noble metalsoxygen evolution reactionoxygen reduction reaction
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Sprache
Englisch [eng]
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Titel
ChemSusChem
Band
15
Ausgabe
5
ISSN
1864-5631
Erscheinungsdatum
2022
Publication
Wiley
Erscheinungsdatum
2022
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