Issue 41, 2013

Layer-by-layer assembly of transparent amorphous Co3O4 nanoparticles/graphene composite electrodes for sustained oxygen evolution reaction

Abstract

Amorphous Co3O4 nanoparticle/graphene composites (Co3O4/GR) were fabricated via layer-by-layer (LBL) assembly onto indium tin oxide (ITO) coated conductive glass and applied as a catalyst for efficient oxygen evolution reaction in electrolytic water splitting. A thin uniform graphene layer was deposited onto the ITO surface through electrophoretic deposition (EPD), followed by subsequent deposition of a thin layer of Co3O4 nanoparticles onto the graphene surface by chemical bath deposition (CBD) to yield a transparent Co3O4/GR bi-layer. X-ray diffraction spectroscopy (XRD), X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS) and scanning electron microscopy (SEM) were employed to characterise the fabricated composites. The layered Co3O4/GR composite is applied for electrocatalytic oxygen evolution reaction (OER) in 0.1 M KOH and exhibits remarkable catalytic activity with a high Faradaic efficiency (95%) and excellent long-term stability.

Graphical abstract: Layer-by-layer assembly of transparent amorphous Co3O4 nanoparticles/graphene composite electrodes for sustained oxygen evolution reaction

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Article information

Article type
Paper
Submitted
10 Jul 2013
Accepted
26 Aug 2013
First published
28 Aug 2013

J. Mater. Chem. A, 2013,1, 12726-12731

Layer-by-layer assembly of transparent amorphous Co3O4 nanoparticles/graphene composite electrodes for sustained oxygen evolution reaction

B. H. R. Suryanto, X. Lu and C. Zhao, J. Mater. Chem. A, 2013, 1, 12726 DOI: 10.1039/C3TA12672B

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