Ru doping induces the construction of the unique core-shell microflower self-supporting electrocatalyst for highly efficient overall water splitting

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Lei Ye ◽  
Yeqing Zhang ◽  
Buwen Guo ◽  
Duanlin Cao ◽  
Yaqiong Gong

Since the large reaction energy barrier caused by the multi-step electron transfer process of the hydrogen evolution reaction (HER) and oxygen evolution reaction (OER) gravely restricts the practical application of...

2014 ◽  
Vol 2 (22) ◽  
pp. 8273-8280 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yalei Zhang ◽  
Deyi Li ◽  
Yonggang Zhang ◽  
Xuefei Zhou ◽  
Sujin Guo ◽  
...  

Graphene (GR)-wrapped rose-like Bi2O2CO3 (WBGR) core–shell structures are synthesized to maximize their contact area and quantum efficiency.


2017 ◽  
Vol 19 (22) ◽  
pp. 14412-14423 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ewelina Krzyszkowska ◽  
Justyna Walkowiak-Kulikowska ◽  
Sven Stienen ◽  
Aleksandra Wojcik

Quenching of the thionine singlet excited state in covalently functionalized graphene oxide with an efficient back electron transfer process.


Nano Hybrids ◽  
2013 ◽  
Vol 3 ◽  
pp. 1-23 ◽  
Author(s):  
Chinwe O. Ikpo ◽  
Njagi Njomo ◽  
Kenneth I. Ozoemena ◽  
Tesfaye Waryo ◽  
Rasaq A. Olowu ◽  
...  

The electrochemical dynamics of a film of FeCo nanoparticles were studied on a glassy carbon electrode (GCE). The film was found to be electroactive in 1 M LiClO4 containing 1:1 v/v ethylene carbonate dimethyl carbonate electrolyte system. Cyclic voltammetric experiments revealed a diffusion-controlled electron transfer process on the GCE/FeCo electrode surface. Further interrogation on the electrochemical properties of the FeCo nanoelectrode in an oxygen saturated 1 M LiClO4 containing 1:1 v/v ethylene-carbonate-dimethyl carbonate revealed that the nanoelectrode showed good response towards the electro-catalytic reduction of molecular oxygen with a Tafel slope of about 120 mV which is close to the theoretical 118 mV for a single electron transfer process in the rate limiting step; and a transfer coefficient (α) of 0.49. The heterogeneous rate constant of electron transfer (ket), exchange current density (io) and time constant (τ) were calculated from data obtained from electrochemical impedance spectroscopy and found to have values of 2.3 x 10-5 cm s-1, 1.6 x 10-4 A cm-2 and 2.4 x 10-4 s rad-1, respectively.


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