CoOOH用作阴极催化剂对非水性锂-氧气电池性能的影响

利用工艺简单,成本低廉的共沉淀法制得CoOOH,并用作非水性锂-氧气电池阴极催化剂。通过恒流充放电、线性伏安扫描（LSV）和电化学阻抗（EIS）测试研究了电极的电化学性能。结果表明：由于CoOOH能够明显提高氧气还原反应（ORR）的催化活性,与未使用CoOOH的电极相比较,使用CoOOH为催化剂的电极首次放电容量高达5 093 mAh·g^-1,提高了1.7倍。电池的充电过电压降低了约460 mV,充电可逆性得到增强,充放电可逆性提高,使得循环性能得到显著改善。     

CoOOH的含量对K2FeO4电极放电性能的影响

本文合成并分析了导电剂CoOOH的结构性质、形貌和电性能,着重研究了CoOOH的含量对K2FeO4电极放电性能的影响.研究结果表明,K2FeO4电极的放电性能随着CoOOH含量的增大而逐渐增强.     

表面Co2CrO4电化学转化为CoOOH/CrOOH及其增强电催化析氧中的性能

以清洁能源发电为动力的水分解技术是一种很有应用前景的制氢方法,可以缓解日益增长的能源消耗和公众高度关注的环境问题.水分解的氧化过程,即析氧反应(OER),是一个四电子-质子耦合反应,其动力学缓慢,是实现高效电解水的技术难题.以RuO₂和IrO₂为代表的贵金属氧化物表现出极高的催化活性,但受限于储量低及价格昂贵,很难广泛应用.因此,迫切需要开发出具有高效和持久活性的非贵金属电催化剂以解决动力学迟缓问题.钴元素储量丰富、价格低廉,同时具有较高的催化活性,有望替代贵金属催化剂而在工业化电解水中大规模应用.尖晶石型氧化物(A₂BO₄)具有氧缺陷含量高,氧化态灵活,能形成氧化-还原对的特点,有利于提高催化剂的电化学活性.因此,Cr和Co合理协同制备A₂BO₄型催化剂可获得更好的催化剂性能.研究结果(Chem.Commun.,2018,54,4987?4990)表明,OER性能主要与催化剂表面OH?的吸收效率有关,过渡金属羟基氧化物(MOOH)是OER反应的主要活性物质.对A2BO4型催化剂进行阳极化处理,可以使其表面发生原子级相变,生成MOOH产物.因此,对电催化剂进行结构演化是提高其催化活性的一个重要策略.本文采用电化学阳极化处理,即在碱性环境下对Co₂CrO₄表面进行原位演化生成CoOOH/CrOOH,从而得到CoOOH/CrOOH-Co₂CrO₄.通过X-射线衍射、扫描电子显微镜、透射电子显微镜、X-射线光电子能谱和氮气吸附-脱附等方法对催化剂的结构和形貌进行表征.结果表明,阳极化处理后,光滑的Co₂CrO₄表面生成了CoOOH/CrOOH褶皱,CoOOH/CrOOH和Co₂CrO₄的协同效应可以暴露出更多活性位点并加快电子的传输,明显提升析氧反应性能.在1.0 M NaOH中进行CoOOH/CrOOH-Co₂CrO₄电催化性能测试,循环伏安曲线结果表明,电流密度达到20 mA cm^?2时,仅需过电位244 mV,转化频率是0.536 s^?1,说明催化剂催化析氧反应性能优异.多步计时电流曲线以及长时间电流曲线表明催化剂稳定性较高.     

Activating CoOOH Porous Nanosheet Arrays by Partial Iron Substitution for Efficient Oxygen Evolution Reaction

Iron‐substituted CoOOH porous nanosheet arrays grown on carbon fiber cloth (denoted as Fe_xCo_1?xOOH PNSAs/CFC, 0≤x≤0.33) with 3D hierarchical structures are synthesized by in situ anodic oxidation of α‐Co(OH)₂ NSAs/CFC in solution of 0.01 m (NH₄)₂Fe(SO₄)₂. X‐ray absorption fine spectra (XAFS) demonstrate that CoO₆ octahedral structure in CoOOH can be partially substituted by FeO₆ octahedrons during the transformation from α‐Co(OH)₂ to Fe_xCo_1?xOOH, and this is confirmed for the first time in this study. The content of Fe in Fe_xCo_1?xOOH, no more than 1/3 of Co, can be controlled by adjusting the in situ anodic oxidation time. Fe_0.33Co_0.67OOH PNSAs/CFC shows superior OER electrocatalytic performance, with a low overpotential of 266 mV at 10 mA cm^?2, small Tafel slope of 30 mV dec^?1, and high durability.     

介孔Co3O4多面体的制备及电化学性能

通过水热处理Co(NO₃)₂与(NH₄)₂S₂O₈合成了CoOOH多面体, 再经高温煅烧得到具有介孔结构的Co₃O₄多面体; 利用扫描电子显微镜(SEM)、 透射电子显微镜(TEM)、 X射线衍射(XRD)和N2吸附\|脱附实验等手段对其结构和组成进行了表征; 研究了反应时间、 反应温度及(NH₄)₂S₂O₈浓度等因素对CoOOH多面体形貌的影响, 分析了CoOOH多面体的形成机理. 性能测试结果表明, 该介孔Co₃O₄多面体具有良好的葡萄糖电化学检测活性, 检测线性范围为0.05~1.8 mmol/L, 响应灵敏度为148 μA·cm^-2·mmol·L^-1, 检出限为1 μmol/L.     

CoOOH Nanosheets with High Mass Activity for Water Oxidation

Endowing transition‐metal oxide electrocatalysts with high water oxidation activity is greatly desired for production of clean and sustainable chemical fuels. Here, we present an atomically thin cobalt oxyhydroxide (γ‐CoOOH) nanosheet as an efficient electrocatalyst for water oxidation. The 1.4 nm thick γ‐CoOOH nanosheet electrocatalyst can effectively oxidize water with extraordinarily large mass activities of 66.6 A g^?1, 20 times higher than that of γ‐CoOOH bulk and 2.4 times higher than that of the benchmarking IrO₂ electrocatalyst. Experimental characterizations and first‐principles calculations provide solid evidence to the half‐metallic nature of the as‐prepared nanosheets with local structure distortion of the surface CoO_6?x octahedron. This greatly enhances the electrophilicity of H₂O and facilitates the interfacial electron transfer between Co ions and adsorbed ‐OOH species to form O₂, resulting in the high electrocatalytic activity of layered CoOOH for water oxidation.     

表面覆CoOOH的球形Ni(OH)_2的制备及快充性能

应用化学沉淀-电化学氧化法,于球形N i(OH)2颗粒表面生成CoOOH包覆层,研究包覆处理对AA型高容MH/N i电池快充性能的影响,并由红外光谱和扫描电镜表征覆钴样品.结果表明,以包覆CoOOH的N i(OH)2作正极活性材料装配的电池较之于正极单一添加CoO的电池,其内阻降低了约3.4 mΩ,该电池快充时充电电压平台较低且在充电末期电池温度不超过55℃,首次放电效率达90.6%,快充循环寿命达300周次.     

CoOOH用作阴极催化剂对非水性锂-氧气电池性能的影响

利用工艺简单,成本低廉的共沉淀法制得CoOOH,并用作非水性锂-氧气电池阴极催化剂。通过恒流充放电、线性伏安扫描（LSV）和电化学阻抗（EIS）测试研究了电极的电化学性能。结果表明：由于CoOOH能够明显提高氧气还原反应（ORR）的催化活性,与未使用CoOOH的电极相比较,使用CoOOH为催化剂的电极首次放电容量高达5 093 mAh·g^-1,提高了1.7倍。电池的充电过电压降低了约460 mV,充电可逆性得到增强,充放电可逆性提高,使得循环性能得到显著改善。     

Unveiling the Electrolyte Cations Dependent Kinetics on CoOOH-Catalyzed Oxygen Evolution Reaction

The electrolyte cations-dependent kinetics have been widely observed in many fields of electrocatalysis, however, the exact mechanism of the influence on catalytic performance is still a controversial topic of considerable discussion. Herein, combined with operando X-ray diffraction (XRD) and high-resolution transmission electron microscopy (HRTEM), we verify that the electrolyte cations could intercalate into the layer of pristine CoOOH catalyst during the oxygen evolution reaction (OER) process, while the bigger cations lead to enlarged interlayer spacing and increased OER activity, following the order Cs⁺>K⁺>Na⁺>Li⁺. X-ray absorption spectroscopy (XAS), in situ Raman, in situ Ultraviolet-visible (UV/Vis) spectroscopy, in situ XAS spectroscopy, cyclic voltammetry (CV), and theoretical calculations reveal that the intercalation of electrolyte cations efficiently modify the oxidation states of Co by enlarging the Co−O bonds, which in turn enhance the d-band center of Co, optimize the adsorption strength of oxygen intermediates, facilitate the formation of OER active Co(IV) species, and reduce the energy barrier of the rate-determing step (RDS), thereby enhancing the OER activity. This work not only provides an informative picture to understand the complicated dependence of OER kinetics on electrolyte cations, but also sheds light on understanding the mechanism of other electrolyte cation-targeted electrocatalysis.