Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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7707729 | International Journal of Hydrogen Energy | 2018 | 7 Pages |
Abstract
A layered binary Mn-Fe oxide as bi-functional electro-catalyst with nanopetals morphology is grown on porous carbon paper for the first time via one-step electrodeposition process. The electrocatalyst is characterized by X-ray diffraction, scanning electron microscopy (SEM) and energy dispersive spectroscopy analysis. SEM analysis demonstrates notable morphology viz. nanopetals of the Mn-Fe oxide grown on carbon paper. The electrocatalytic activity is checked for both oxygen reduction reaction (ORR) and oxygen evolution reaction (OER) in alkaline medium. Rotating disk electrode (RDE) voltammetry is carried out to study the ORR kinetics, which proves that ORR process follows four-electron pathway in alkaline medium. Oxygen evolution reaction study reveals that it has higher activity for OER with a lower onset potential of 1.6Â V vs RHE and higher current density of 11.5Â mA/cm2 at 2.0Â V vs RHE reference electrode.
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Authors
Nimai Bhandary, Pravin P. Ingole, Suddhasatwa Basu,