Nanostructured mesoporous Ni Co2O4,Co3O4 and Ni O spinel oxides were prepared through the hydroxide coprecipitation method using EG(ethylene glycol) as solvent without any template.The Ni Co2O4 powders were analyzed...Nanostructured mesoporous Ni Co2O4,Co3O4 and Ni O spinel oxides were prepared through the hydroxide coprecipitation method using EG(ethylene glycol) as solvent without any template.The Ni Co2O4 powders were analyzed by TGA,XRD,N2adsorption-desorption,SEM and EDS.And the electrocatalytic properties of Ni Co2O4/Ti,Co3O4/Ti and Ni O/Ti electrodes for oxygen evolution in 0.1 mol/L KOH(p H = 13)were tested by cyclic voltammetry,Tafel curves and electrolysis.The result shows that Ni Co2O4/Ti electrode has higher electrocatalytic activity in oxygen evolution reaction than Co3O4/Ti and NiO/Ti electrodes.Ni Co2O4/Ti electrode prepared at 350°C has the highest apparent current density and the highest true current density.The Tafel slope of Ni Co2O4/Ti electrode prepared at 350°C is 68.49 m V/dec.展开更多
基金supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(No.21476153,21136007)the Natural Science Foundation of Shanxi Province(2014011017-1)the Program for the Outstanding Innovative Teams of Higher Learning Institutions of Shanxi
文摘Nanostructured mesoporous Ni Co2O4,Co3O4 and Ni O spinel oxides were prepared through the hydroxide coprecipitation method using EG(ethylene glycol) as solvent without any template.The Ni Co2O4 powders were analyzed by TGA,XRD,N2adsorption-desorption,SEM and EDS.And the electrocatalytic properties of Ni Co2O4/Ti,Co3O4/Ti and Ni O/Ti electrodes for oxygen evolution in 0.1 mol/L KOH(p H = 13)were tested by cyclic voltammetry,Tafel curves and electrolysis.The result shows that Ni Co2O4/Ti electrode has higher electrocatalytic activity in oxygen evolution reaction than Co3O4/Ti and NiO/Ti electrodes.Ni Co2O4/Ti electrode prepared at 350°C has the highest apparent current density and the highest true current density.The Tafel slope of Ni Co2O4/Ti electrode prepared at 350°C is 68.49 m V/dec.