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Achievement of an efficient oxygen reduction electrocatalyst based on carbon boosted with MnOx/MnCo2O4 with excellent electrocatalytic activity in neutral media

  • Carbon Letters
  • Abbr : Carbon Lett.
  • 2024, 34(1), pp.529~536
  • DOI : 10.1007/s42823-023-00599-9
  • Publisher : Korean Carbon Society
  • Research Area : Natural Science > Natural Science General > Other Natural Sciences General
  • Received : April 13, 2023
  • Accepted : August 24, 2023
  • Published : February 1, 2024

Ghalkhani Masoumeh 1 Mirzaie Rasol Abdullah 2 Shahmoradi Fatemeh 1 Firooz Azam Anaraki 2

1Shahid Rajaee Teacher Training University
2Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Science, Shahid Rajaee Teacher Training University

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ABSTRACT

In the current research, a manganese and cobalt oxides-based nanocatalyst was developed which was used to make an efficient cathode electrode for fuel cells. The nano MnOx/MnCo2O4 was synthesized through a hydrothermal procedure followed by sintering at 500–600 °C. X-ray diffraction and scanning electron microscopy besides electrochemical techniques were applied for the characterization of the synthesized nanocatalyst. The carbon black type Vulcan (XC-72R) and PTFE were used to prepare the active reaction material of the cathode electrode named carbon paste (CP). Loading of the synthesized nano MnOx/MnCo2O4 on CP was optimized in a weight ratio of 10–90% for the oxygen reduction process in neutral conditions. The best performance was gained for the 50 W% MnOx/MnCo2O4 loaded CP, whose active surface area was twice the bare CP. The values of the exchange current density of the ORR obtained by electrode containing 50 W% MnOx/MnCo2O4 was calculated as 0.12 mA/cm2. The low price, good catalytic efficiency, and cyclic stability of the MnOx/MnCo2O4 nanocatalyst compared to the commercial platinum-based catalysts confirm its ability to develop fuel cell electrodes.

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