标题：Synthesis and characterization of Mn-based composite oxides with enhanced electrocatalytic activity for oxygen reduction作者：Xu, Yin; Jiang, Haochen; Li, Xiaoxiao; Xiao, Han; Xiao, Wei; Wu, Tian

来源出版物：JOURNAL OF MATERIALS CHEMISTRY A 卷：2 期：33 页：13345-13351 DOI：10.1039/c4ta02544j 出版年：SEP 7 2014

摘要：Implementation of non-precious electrocatalysts towards the oxygen reduction reaction (ORR) is the central focus for fulfilling cost-affordable and high-performance fuel cells and metal/air batteries. Herein, we report a modified solvothermal approach for the preparation of composite carbonates between Mn and X (X = Co, Ni and Fe). Upon post-annealing treatment, the aforementioned carbonates are transformed into the corresponding micro/nano hierarchical structured mixed oxides with increased porosity. It is found that onion-like core-shell architectures appear in the Mn-Co and Mn-Ni systems because of volume shrinkage arising from the generation of chemical-level mixed oxides, while a less porous structure occurs in the Mn-Fe system with the formation of a physical-level mixture. The ORR activity of the prepared composite oxides in alkaline media is investigated by voltammetry under different hydrodynamic conditions. An enhanced ORR activity is observed in the Mn-Co mixed oxide, which is rationalized in terms of the unique microstructure and crystallographic phase. The present study suggests that proper mixing is an effective method for activating the ORR activity of manganese oxides, which is beneficial for developing non-precious electrocatalysts for fuel cells and metal/air batteries.

入藏号：WOS:000340514500020

文献类型：Article

语种：English

扩展关键词：ELECTROLYTE FUEL-CELLS; DOPED GRAPHENE; ALKALINE MEDIA; CATALYSTS; PERFORMANCE; HYBRID; CARBON; NANOSTRUCTURES; ELECTROREDUCTION; NANOCRYSTALS

通讯作者地址：Xiao, Wei; Wuhan Univ, Sch Resource & Environm Sci, Wuhan 430072, Peoples R China.

电子邮件地址：gabrielxiao@whu.edu.cn; twu@whu.edu.cn

地址：

[Xu, Yin; Jiang, Haochen; Li, Xiaoxiao; Xiao, Han; Xiao, Wei]Wuhan Univ, Sch Resource & Environm Sci, Wuhan 430072, Peoples R China.

[Wu, Tian] Hubei Univ Educ, Coll Chem & Life Sci, Wuhan 430205, Peoples R China.

研究方向：Chemistry; Energy & Fuels; Materials Science

ISSN：2050-7488