Co@Co3O4 Encapsulated in Carbon Nanotube-Grafted Nitrogen-Doped Carbon Polyhedra as an Advanced Bifunctional Oxygen Electrode

Arshad Aijaz, Justus Masa, Christoph Rösler, Wei Xia, Philipp Weide, Alexander J.R. Botz, Roland A. Fischer, Wolfgang Schuhmann, Martin Muhler

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Abstract

Efficient reversible oxygen electrodes for both the oxygen reduction reaction (ORR) and the oxygen evolution reaction (OER) are vitally important for various energy conversion devices, such as regenerative fuel cells and metal-air batteries. However, realization of such electrodes is impeded by insufficient activity and instability of electrocatalysts for both water splitting and oxygen reduction. We report highly active bifunctional electrocatalysts for oxygen electrodes comprising core-shell Co@Co3O4 nanoparticles embedded in CNT-grafted N-doped carbon-polyhedra obtained by the pyrolysis of cobalt metal-organic framework (ZIF-67) in a reductive H2 atmosphere and subsequent controlled oxidative calcination. The catalysts afford 0.85 V reversible overvoltage in 0.1 m KOH, surpassing Pt/C, IrO2, and RuO2 and thus ranking them among one of the best non-precious-metal electrocatalysts for reversible oxygen electrodes.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)4087-4091
Number of pages5
JournalAngewandte Chemie International Edition in English
Volume55
Issue number12
DOIs
StatePublished - 14 Mar 2016
Externally publishedYes

Keywords

  • heterogeneous catalysts
  • metal nanoparticles
  • nanostructured materials
  • oxygen reduction
  • water oxidation

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