Nano-manufacturing of Co(OH)2@NC for efficient oxygen evolution/reduction reactions

doi:10.1016/j.jmst.2020.11.061

Abstract

Abstract:

Oxygen evolution and oxygen reduction are considered as essential processes in the energy conversion devices. The progress of cost-effective bifunctional catalysts has become a critical issue to be solved. Here, we report that Co(OH)₂ @N-doped carbon (NC) was facilely synthesized through the impregnation strategy of metal-organic frameworks derived carbon and cobalt ions. N-doped carbon with porous structure and cobalt hydroxide nanosheets play a synergistic effect role, representing excellent catalytic performance toward oxygen evolution and reduction reactions. The obtained Co(OH₎₂@NC exhibits remarkable activity in terms of a lower overpotential of 330 mV@10 mA cm^-2 for OER and a more positive half-wave potential (E_1/2 = 0.84 V) for ORR in alkaline medium, outperforming IrO₂ and Pt/C. Due to its superior bifunctional catalytic performance, Co(OH)₂@NC catalyst is applied into a promising air electrode of Zn-air battery. This presented strategy of impregnation synthesis in this work provides a new design direction for practical electrochemical energy devices.

Key words: Co(OH)₂, Metal-organic framework, Electrocatalyst, Oxygen evolution reaction, Oxygen reduction reaction

Guanglu Li, Chang Liu, Zhao Zhang, Baihua Cui, Yanan Chen, Yida Deng, Wenbin Hu. Nano-manufacturing of Co(OH)₂@NC for efficient oxygen evolution/reduction reactions[J]. J. Mater. Sci. Technol., 2021, 81: 131-138.

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Fig. 1. (a) Schematic illustration of Co(OH)2@NC. (b) SEM image of Co(OH)2@NC polyhedrons. (c) TEM and (d) HRTEM images of Co(OH)2@NC polyhedrons. (e) Elemental mapping of Co(OH)2@NC polyhedrons.

Fig. 2. (a) XPS survey spectra and corresponding high-resolution XPS spectra of (b) Co 2p, (c) O 1s, and (d) N 1s. (e) XRD patterns and (f) N2 sorption isotherms of ZIF-NC and Co(OH)2@NC samples.

Fig. 3. (a) Polarization curves for OER at 5 mV s-1 in 1 M KOH with iR-correction. (b) Tafel slopes of OER of the ZIF-NC, Co(OH)2@NC, and IrO2 catalysts. (c) The summary of overpotentials at 10 mA cm-2 and Tafel slopes. (d) EIS curves of ZIF-NC, Co(OH)2@NC, and IrO2.

Fig. 4. (a) CV curves of Co(OH)2@NC in 0.1 M KOH solution under N2-saturated and O2-saturated condition at 20 mV s-1 (b) LSV curves of ZIF-NC, Co(OH)2@NC, and Pt/C catalysts at 1600 rpm in O2-saturated 0.1 M KOH solution at 5 mV s-1. (c) Tafel plots of ZIF-NC, Co(OH)2@NC, and Pt/C catalysts. (d) LSV curves of Co(OH)2@NC catalyst at different rotating speeds. (e) K-L plots of ZIF-NC, Co(OH)2@NC, and Pt/C catalysts at various potentials. (f) Chronoamperometric responses of Co(OH)2@NC and Pt/C at 0.5 V in O2-saturated 0.1 M KOH solution.

Fig. 5. (a) Open-circuit potentials of Co(OH)2@NC and Pt/C-IrO2. (b) Charging and discharging polarization curves of Co(OH)2@NC and Pt/C-IrO2 batteries. (c) Power density polarization of Co(OH)2@NC and Pt/C-IrO2. (d) Discharge curves of Co(OH)2@NC and Pt/C-IrO2 at different current densities conditions. (e) Long-term discharge-charge cycling plots of Co(OH)2@NC and Pt/C-IrO2 at 5 mA cm-2.

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