Multivalent manganese oxides with high electrocatalytic activity for oxygen reduction reaction

doi:10.1007/s11705-018-1706-y

Front. Chem. Sci. Eng.

2018, Vol. 12

Issue (4) : 790-797 https://doi.org/10.1007/s11705-018-1706-y

RESEARCH ARTICLE

Multivalent manganese oxides with high electrocatalytic activity for oxygen reduction reaction

Xiangfeng Peng¹, Zhenhai Wang¹, Zhao Wang¹(

), Yunxiang Pan²

¹. School of Chemical Engineering and Technology, State Key Laboratory of Chemical Engineering, Tianjin University, Tianjin 300350, China
². School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Hefei University of Technology, Hefei 230009, China

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Abstract

A noble-metal-free catalyst based on both Mn₃O₄ and MnO was prepared by using the dielectric barrier discharge technique at moderate temperature. The prepared catalyst shows a higher electrocatalytic activity towards the oxygen reduction reaction than the catalyst prepared by using the traditional calcination process. The enhanced activity could be due to the coexistence of manganese ions with different valences, the higher oxygen adsorption capacity, and the suppressed aggregation of the catalyst nanoparticles at moderate temperature. The present work would open a new way to prepare low-cost and noble-metal-free catalysts at moderate temperature for more efficient electrocatalysis.

Keywords oxygen reduction reaction manganese oxides mixed valences of manganese oxygen adsorption dielectric barrier discharge

Corresponding Author(s): Zhao Wang

Just Accepted Date: 15 January 2018 Online First Date: 09 May 2018 Issue Date: 03 January 2019

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Xiangfeng Peng,Zhenhai Wang,Zhao Wang, et al. Multivalent manganese oxides with high electrocatalytic activity for oxygen reduction reaction[J]. Front. Chem. Sci. Eng., 2018, 12(4): 790-797.

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Fig.1 Images of (a) KMnO₄, (b) MnO_x-D, and (c) MnO_x-C samples; (d) XRD patterns of MnO_x@C-C, MnO_x@C-D, and MnO_x@C-CD

Fig.2 TEM images of (a, b) MnO_x@C-C and (c, d) MnO_x@C-D

Fig.3 XPS spectra of (a) O1s spectra and (b) Mn2p spectra for MnO_x@C-D, MnO_x@C-CD and MnO_x@C-C samples. The scatters stand for experiment data and the lines stand for fitting data

Tab.1 Summaries of binding energy (BE) and peak area percentages of different oxygen species for MnO_x@C-CD, MnO_x@C-D, and MnO_x@C-C

Tab.2 Summaries of BE and peak area percentages of different manganese species for MnO_x@C-CD, MnO_x@C-D, and MnO_x@C-C

Fig.4 TPD-O₂ profiles and integral areas of MnO_x@C-CD, MnO_x@C-D, and MnO_x@C-C

Fig.5 Schematic representation of KMnO₄ decomposition under DBD

Fig.6 (a) CV curves of MnO_x@C-D, MnO_x@C-CD, and MnO_x@C-C samples in O₂-saturated 0.1 mol?L^?¹ KOH; (b) ORR polarization curves of MnO_x@C-D, MnO_x@C-CD, and MnO_x@C-C at 1600 r?min^?¹ in O₂-saturated 0.1 mol?L^?¹ KOH

Fig.7 RDE measurements of (a) MnO_x@C-D, (b) MnO_x@C-C, and (c) MnO_x@C-CD at different rotating speeds in O₂-saturated 0.1 mol?L^?¹ KOH; (d) The K-L plots of MnO_x@C-D, MnO_x@C-C, and commercial 20% Pt/C at ?0.4 V, and MnO_x@C-CD at ?0.5 V

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