CDO/CO3O4 NANOCOMPOSITE AS AN EFFICIENT ELECTROCATALYST FOR OXYGEN EVOLUTION REACTION IN ALKALINE MEDIA

Abdul Hanan; Abdul Jaleel Laghari; Muhammad Yameen Solangi; Umair Aftab; Muhammad Ishaque Abro; Dianxue Cao; Mukhtiar Ahmed; Muhammad Nazim Lakhan; Amir Ali; Ali Asif; Altaf Hussain Shar

doi:10.29121/ijoest.v6.i1.2022.259

Authors

Abdul Hanan Key Laboratory of Superlight Material and Surface Technology, College of Materials Science and Chemical Engineering, Harbin Engineering University, PR China https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6162-0519
Abdul Jaleel Laghari Department of Metallurgy and Materials Engineering, MUET, Jamshoro, Pakistan
Muhammad Yameen Solangi Department of Metallurgy and Materials Engineering, MUET, Jamshoro
Umair Aftab Department of Metallurgy and Materials Engineering, MUET, Jamshoro
Muhammad Ishaque Abro Department of Metallurgy and Materials Engineering, MUET, Jamshoro
Dianxue Cao Key Laboratory of Superlight Material and Surface Technology, College of Materials Science and Chemical Engineering, Harbin Engineering University, PR China
Mukhtiar Ahmed Institute of Process Engineering, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, PR China
Muhammad Nazim Lakhan School of Chemistry and Materials Science, University of Science and Technology of China, PR China
Amir Ali College of Underwater Acoustic Engineering, Harbin Engineering University, PR China
Ali Asif College of Nuclear Science and Technology, Fundamental Science on Nuclear Safety and Simulation Technology Laboratory, Harbin Engineering University, PR, China
Altaf Hussain Shar School of Chemistry and Materials Science, University of Science and Technology of China, PR China

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.29121/ijoest.v6.i1.2022.259

Keywords:

Electrochemistry, Oxygen Evolution Reaction, Electrocatalyst, Cobalt Oxide, Cadmium Oxide

Abstract

Electrochemical water splitting is one of the promising way to enhance energy with less outflow. In this regard different electrocatalysts have been reported for Oxygen evolution reaction (OER) to get alternative of noble metal based electrocatalysts. In this work, we have introduced Cadmium-oxide/Cobalt-oxide (CdO/Co₃O₄) nanocomposite by co-precipitation chemical strategy with impressive OER performance in alkaline medium. Almost 310 mV overpotential value is required to achieve 10 mA/cm2 current density with Tafel slope value of 62 mV/Dec. The as synthesized nanocomposite has stability of 6h as its longer electrochemical performance

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