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Spinel-type NiCo2O4 with abundant oxygen vacancies as a high-performance catalyst for the oxygen reduction reaction

2019; Elsevier BV; Volume: 44; Issue: 42 Linguagem: Inglês

10.1016/j.ijhydene.2019.07.091

1879-3487

Dongwook Lim, Hyungseok Kong, Chaewon Lim, Nam Il Kim, Sang Eun Shim, Sung‐Hyeon Baeck,

Supercapacitor Materials and Fabrication

Spinel-type nickel cobaltite with numerous oxygen vacancies is successfully synthesized by hydrothermal and thermal reduction using hydrogen. The effects of oxygen vacancies on the electrochemical activity and stability for the oxygen reduction reaction are investigated. The prepared catalyst displays significantly enhanced oxygen reduction reaction (ORR) catalytic performance under alkaline conditions, which is comparable to that of commercial Pt/C. The oxygen-deficient NiCo2O4 exhibits a very high limiting current density of −5.44 mA cm−2 with onset and half-wave potentials of 0.93 and 0.78 V versus the reversible hydrogen electrode (RHE), respectively. Additionally, it shows excellent durability and resistance to methanol. The enhanced ORR activity and stability of the catalyst can be ascribed to the synergistic effects of the relatively large electrochemical surface area, more exposed active sites, and good electrical conductivity derived from abundant oxygen vacancies.