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Controlled Phase Evolution from Co Nanochains to CoO Nanocubes and Their Application as OER Catalysts

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† Beijing National Laboratory for Molecular Sciences and State Key Laboratory of Rare Earth Materials Chemistry and Applications, College of Chemistry and Molecular Engineering, Peking University, Beijing 100871, People’s Republic of China
‡ State Key Laboratory of High Performance Ceramics and Superfine Microstructures, Shanghai Institute of Ceramics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai 200050, People’s Republic of China
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Cite this: ACS Energy Lett. 2017, 2, 5, 1208–1213
Publication Date (Web):May 1, 2017
https://doi.org/10.1021/acsenergylett.7b00223
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One-dimensional materials favoring efficient charge transfer have attracted enormous attentions. Here cobalt nanochains are prepared by a direct-current (DC) arc-discharge method under the gaseous mixture of He and H2. The Co nanochains can range up to several micrometers. When H2 is replaced by CO2, the sample shows a phase evolution from Co nanochains to CoO nanocubes. The ratio of CoO/Co can be effortlessly altered by varying the partial pressure of CO2 in the reaction gas mixture. CoO nanocubes are attained in the pure CO2. The prepared samples are explored as catalyst for oxygen evolution reaction (OER). The catalytic activity is highly dependent on the phase proportion of Co and CoO. The sample prepared under CO2:He = 1:7 unveils the optimal OER performance with an onset point of 1.50 V versus reversible hydrogen electrode (RHE) and an overpotential of 350 mV at 10 mA cm–2. The high OER performance can be attributed to synergistic effect and charge transfer process between Co and CoO. Co can inject electrons into CoO, which manipulates the work function of CoO to make it more suitable for oxygen evolution. The good OER performance can also be ascribed to the defective structure of CoO. The CoO/Co composite shows good robustness with less than 8% current loss throughout the long-term test.

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  • Electrochemical impedance spectra (EIS) of CoO/Co (CO2:He = 1:7) and RuO2; HRTEM images and corresponding SAED images of Co nanochains and CoO; TEM images of CoO/Co hybrid materials prepared under different He/CO2 ratios (He:CO2 = 15:1, 4:1, 2:1, 1:1); SEM-EDX results of the sample prepared under under different He:CO2 ratios; cyclic voltammetry test of CoO/Co (He:CO2 = 7:1); thermal gravity analysis of CoO/Co sample; XPS spectrum of nondefective bulk CoO (PDF)

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