Prussian Blue Analogue Derived Co3O4/CuO Nanoparticles as Effective Oxygen Reduction Reaction Catalyst for Magnesium-Air Battery

Developing efficient, durable, and cost-effective non-noble metal catalysts for oxygen reduction reaction (ORR) is necessary to promote the efficiency and performance of Mg-air batteries. Herein, the Co3O4/CuO nanoparticles were synthesized by a low-cost and simple approach using CuCo-based prussian blue analogue (PBA) as precursor of pyrolysis at different calcination temperatures. It was found that the Co3O4/CuO nanoparticles calcined at 600ºC (CCO-600) have relatively small size and superior ORR performance. The onset potential is 0.889 V and the diffusion limiting current density achieves 6.746 mA·cm-2, as well as prominent stability in 0.1 M KOH electrolyte. The electron transfer number of the CCO-600 is 3.89 under alkaline medium, which indicates that the reaction mechanism of ORR is dominated by 4 e process, similar to commercial Pt. The primary Mg-air battery with the CCO-600 as the cathode catalyst has been assembled and possesses better discharge performance than the CuCo-based PBA. The open circuit voltage of CCO-600 arrives at 1.76 V and energy density of 1895.95 mWh/g. This work provides an effective strategy to develop non-noble metal ORR catalyst for the application of metal-air batteries

Electrochemically activated Co-Prussian blue analogue derived amorphous CoB nanostructures: Efficient electrocatalyst for oxygen evolution reaction

The oxygen evolution reaction is a kinetically sluggish half-cell reaction plays an important role in tuning the efficiency of various electrochemical energy conversion systems. However, this process can be facilitated...

Preparation of Prussian Blue Analogue Ce[Co(CN)6]·nH2O Nanoparticles

Prussian blue analogue Ce[Co(CN)6]·nH2O nanoparticles were prepared by water bath coprecipitation for the first time. The effects of reaction parameters on the morphology and particle size of the synthesized products were revealed by controlling the variable method. The synthetic product has the characteristics of simple preparation method, low cost, small particle size and MOF (Metal organic framework). The cerium and cobalt elements contained in it are common catalytic active elements, which provides ideas and reference for the design and preparation of high-efficiency and low-cost catalysts.