Novel cobalt quantum dot/graphene nanocomposites as highly efficient electrocatalysts for water splitting

Nanoscale ◽  
2016 ◽  
Vol 8 (3) ◽  
pp. 1485-1492 ◽  
Author(s):  
Maduraiveeran Govindhan ◽  
Brennan Mao ◽  
Aicheng Chen

A non-noble metal based electrocatalyst comprised of Co quantum dots and reduced graphene oxide sheets exhibits high activity and stability for oxygen evolution.

RSC Advances ◽  
2015 ◽  
Vol 5 (74) ◽  
pp. 59997-60004 ◽  
Author(s):  
Paulraj Arunkumar ◽  
Ajithan G. Ashish ◽  
Binson Babu ◽  
Som Sarang ◽  
Abhin Suresh ◽  
...  

Here we report the synthesis of Nb2O5/graphene nanocomposites, through a simple hydrothermal method, with Nb2O5 nanoparticles anchored on reduced graphene oxide sheets.


2016 ◽  
Vol 4 (13) ◽  
pp. 4686-4690 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jianmei Wang ◽  
Wenrong Yang ◽  
Jingquan Liu

CoP2nanoparticles decorated reduced graphene oxide sheet (CoP2/RGO) acts as a super-efficient bifunctional electrocatalyst for full water splitting.


RSC Advances ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 9 (5) ◽  
pp. 2599-2607 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mayilvel Dinesh Meganathan ◽  
Taizhong Huang ◽  
Hengyi Fang ◽  
Jianfeng Mao ◽  
Guoxin Sun

Sheet-like structured hafnium phosphide (HfP) and hafnium disulphide (HfS2) catalysts show high catalytic activity for both oxygen evolution and oxygen reduction reactions, which are determined by the compositional anion ions.


2020 ◽  
Vol 12 (36) ◽  
pp. 40186-40193 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mohamed Barakat Zakaria ◽  
Dehua Zheng ◽  
Ulf-peter Apfel ◽  
Takahiro Nagata ◽  
El-Refaie S. Kenawy ◽  
...  

2015 ◽  
Vol 3 (43) ◽  
pp. 21772-21778 ◽  
Author(s):  
Feng Li ◽  
Jing Li ◽  
Zhuo Cao ◽  
Xiaoqing Lin ◽  
Xinzhe Li ◽  
...  

In the present work, MoS2 quantum dots (MoS2 QDs) decorated on reduced graphene oxide (RGO) as highly effective electrocatalysts were synthesized by a facile sonication method for the hydrogen evolution reaction (HER).


NANO ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 14 (01) ◽  
pp. 1950003 ◽  
Author(s):  
Guoxing Zhu ◽  
Xulan Xie ◽  
Lisong Xiao ◽  
Xiaoyun Li ◽  
Xiaoping Shen ◽  
...  

Development of high-performance nonprecious metal-based catalysts for oxygen evolution reaction (OER) is crucial to improve the efficiency of water electrolysis and photoelectrochemical water splitting for harvesting and storage of solar energy. Herein, Co–Fe phosphates and their composites with reduced graphene oxide (rGO) were prepared by a simple hydrothermal method, which then acted as oxygen evolution reaction catalysts. In 1.0 M KOH aqueous solution, the as-obtained optimal composite, Co–Fe phosphate/rGO, can catalyze oxygen evolution reaction with a very sharp onset potential and a small over-potential of 338[Formula: see text]mV to achieve a current density of 10[Formula: see text]mA[Formula: see text]cm[Formula: see text]. It was found that in these Co–Fe phosphates, the optimal Co:Fe ratio is 0.75:0.25. The excellent electrocatalytic performance of the Co–Fe phosphate/rGO composite would benefit from the synergistic effects between Fe and Co species, as well as rGO substrate providing conductive channels. The formed Co–Fe phosphate/rGO electrocatalysts can be the promising replacement of precious metal-based catalysts for more practical and cost-efficient water splitting.


2020 ◽  
Vol 10 (19) ◽  
pp. 6599-6610 ◽  
Author(s):  
Prerna Joshi ◽  
Hsin-Hui Huang ◽  
Rohit Yadav ◽  
Masanori Hara ◽  
Masamichi Yoshimura

The present work details the development of IrO2 nanoparticles (nps) supported on B-doped reduced graphene oxide as an oxygen evolution reaction (OER) electrocatalyst for electrochemical water splitting.


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