Citation: Hailang JIA, Hongcheng LI, Pengcheng JI, Yang TENG, Mingyun GUAN. Preparation and performance of N-doped carbon nanotubes composite Co₃O₄ as oxygen reduction reaction electrocatalysts[J]. Chinese Journal of Inorganic Chemistry, ;2024, 40(4): 693-700. doi: 10.11862/CJIC.20230402 shu

Preparation and performance of N-doped carbon nanotubes composite Co₃O₄ as oxygen reduction reaction electrocatalysts

School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Jiangsu University of Technology, Changzhou, Jiangsu 213001, China

Corresponding author: Hailang JIA, jiahailang85@126.com
Received Date: 25 October 2023
Revised Date: 16 January 2024

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Carbon nanotube (CNT) was used as raw materials, loaded with vitamin B₁₂, and then subjected to simple pyrolysis to obtain a nitrogen doped carbon nanotube (N/CNT) and loaded with low content Co₃O₄ nanoparticles (Co₃O₄@N/CNT) as an oxygen reduction reaction electrocatalyst. Due to the uniformly dispersed Co₃O₄ nanoparticles and N-doped effect, Co₃O₄@N/CNT exhibited excellent oxygen reduction reaction catalytic performance, with a half wave potential of 0.844 V (vs RHE), surpassing the performance of commercial Pt/C (0.820 V vs RHE). Compared to Pt/C, the zinc-air battery based on Co₃O₄@N/CNT exhibited better discharge performance and cycle stability.
- xygen reduction reaction,
- carbon nanotube,
- N-doped,
- Co₃O₄
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