NiO@rGO Supported Palladium and Silver Nanoparticles as Electrocatalysts for Oxygen Reduction Reaction

Authors

Shuo YAO, 1. Shandong Provincial Key Laboratory of Fluorine Chemistry Material, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, University of Jinan, Jinan 250022, China;2. Department of Chemical Engineering, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai 200240, China;
Tai-zhong HUANG, 1. Shandong Provincial Key Laboratory of Fluorine Chemistry Material, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, University of Jinan, Jinan 250022, China;Follow
Rizwan HAIDER, 2. Department of Chemical Engineering, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai 200240, China;
Heng-yi FANG, 1. Shandong Provincial Key Laboratory of Fluorine Chemistry Material, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, University of Jinan, Jinan 250022, China;
Jie-mei YU, 1. Shandong Provincial Key Laboratory of Fluorine Chemistry Material, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, University of Jinan, Jinan 250022, China;
Zhan-kun JIANG, 1. Shandong Provincial Key Laboratory of Fluorine Chemistry Material, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, University of Jinan, Jinan 250022, China;
Dong LIANG, 1. Shandong Provincial Key Laboratory of Fluorine Chemistry Material, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, University of Jinan, Jinan 250022, China;
Yue SUN, 1. Shandong Provincial Key Laboratory of Fluorine Chemistry Material, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, University of Jinan, Jinan 250022, China;
Xian-xia YUAN, 2. Department of Chemical Engineering, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai 200240, China;Follow

Corresponding Author

Tai-zhong HUANG(chm_huangtz@ujn.edu.cn);
Xian-xia YUAN(yuanxx@sjtu.edu.cn)

Abstract

For pervasive applications of fuel cells, highly efficient and economical materials are required to replace Pt-based catalysts for oxygen reduction reaction (ORR). In this study, the NiO@rGO, Pd-NiO@rGO and Ag-NiO@rGO nanoparticles were synthesized, and their catalytic performances toward ORR were investigated. The results revealed that all the three materials were capable of catalyzing ORR, but both the Pd-NiO@rGO and Ag-NiO@rGO showed the better performances compared with the NiO@rGO in terms of the reaction pathway being 4-electron process, the increases of the onset potential and the intermediate yielding rate, as well as the extended stability. Moreover, the effect of Pd modification was superior to that of Ag.

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Keywords

oxygen reduction reaction, catalyst, nickel oxide, reduced graphene oxide, surface modification

DOI Link

https://doi.org/10.13208/j.electrochem.190125

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Publication Date

2020-04-28

Online Available Date

2019-04-09

Revised Date

2019-04-08

Received Date

2019-01-25

Recommended Citation

Shuo YAO, Tai-zhong HUANG, Rizwan HAIDER, Heng-yi FANG, Jie-mei YU, Zhan-kun JIANG, Dong LIANG, Yue SUN, Xian-xia YUAN. NiO@rGO Supported Palladium and Silver Nanoparticles as Electrocatalysts for Oxygen Reduction Reaction[J]. Journal of Electrochemistry, 2020 , 26(2): 270-280.
DOI: 10.13208/j.electrochem.190125
Available at: https://jelectrochem.xmu.edu.cn/journal/vol26/iss2/15