10.1007/s40097-021-00441-6

In situ-grown Co3O4 nanorods on carbon cloth for efficient electrocatalytic oxidation of urea

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  • Shidong Li1,
  • Jincheng Fan1,
  • Songyang Li1,
  • Yong Ma2,
  • Jianghong Wu3,
  • Hongguang Jin1,
  • Zisheng Chao1,
  • Duo Pan4,
  • Zhanhu Guo*5,
  1. College of Materials Science and Engineering, Changsha University of Science and Technology, Changsha, Hunan, 410114, CN
  2. School of Material Science and Engineering, Shandong University of Science and Technology, Qingdao, 266590, CN
  3. College of Health Science and Environmental Engineering, Shenzhen Technology University, Shenzhen, Guangdong, 518118, CN
  4. Integrated Composites Laboratory (ICL), Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, University of Tennessee, Knoxville, TN, 37996, US Key Laboratory of Materials Processing and Mold (Zhengzhou University), Ministry of Education, National Engineering Research Center for Advanced Polymer Processing Technology, Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, 450001, CN
  5. Integrated Composites Laboratory (ICL), Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, University of Tennessee, Knoxville, TN, 37996, US

Published in Issue 27-08-2021

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Li, S., Fan, J., Li, S., Ma, Y., Wu, J., Jin, H., Chao, Z., Pan, D., & Guo, Z. (2021). In situ-grown Co3O4 nanorods on carbon cloth for efficient electrocatalytic oxidation of urea. Journal of Nanostructure in Chemistry, 11(4 (December 2021). https://doi.org/10.1007/s40097-021-00441-6
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Abstract

Abstract Co 3 O 4 nanorods were successfully synthesized by a facile two-step method and showed outstanding electrochemical performances in KOH and urea electrolyte. The Co 3 O 4 nanorods showed high purity phase and covered the surface of carbon cloth. As the electrode materials for hydrogen generation, it only required the hydrogen evolution reaction (HER) overpotential of 0.46 V to deliver the current density of 40 mA/cm 2 for HER and urea oxidation reaction potential (UOR vs RHE) of 1.62 V at 10 mA/cm 2 . Remarkably, the assembled electrolyzer with Co 3 O 4 /CC and Pt foil as two electrodes demonstrated low potentials and a stable long cycle life. Therefore, the study displays a promising direction to explore the practical and effective ways for hydrogen production by overall urea electrolysis. Graphic abstract

Keywords

  • Co3O4 nanorods,
  • Hydrogen production,
  • Urea oxidation,
  • Electrocatalysis

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