Coupling Enhanced Oxygen Reduction Reaction Activity from Ag Nanorods-rGO Hybrids. Issue 13 (1st January 2019)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Zhu, Dong-Xiang; Chen, Shuai; Mi, Jian-Li; Xu, Chen-Xi; Luo, Pai-Feng; Cheng, Ji-Gui; Zhong, Hong-Hai; Lu, Ying-Wei
• Is Part Of: Journal of the Electrochemical Society. Volume 166:Issue 13(2019)
• Page Start: H587
• Page End: H591
• Publication Date: 2019-01-01
• Subjects: Electrocatalysis -- Electrochemical Engineering -- Fuel Cells -- Ag-rGO hybrid nanostructures -- Coupling effect -- Oxygen reduction reaction; Electrochemistry -- Periodicals; 541.3705
• DOI: 10.1149/2.0381913jes
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 0013-4651

Abstract

Abstract : Ag nanorods-reduced graphene oxide (Ag-rGO) hybrid nanostructures, as an alternative oxygen reduction catalyst to Pt-based materials, have been prepared through a co-reductive method. The electrochemical performance reveal that both the on-set potentials and the limiting diffusion current densities of Ag-rGO samples are comparable to those of commercial Pt/C catalyst, implying that such hybrid nanostructures could be employed in alkaline fuel cells. Both contrast experimental characterizations and energy level analysis indicate that the enhanced oxygen reduction activity of Ag-rGO hybrid nanostructures can be attributed to the strong coupling between Ag nanorods and rGO sheets.