화학공학소재연구정보센터
홈 로그인 로그아웃 연락처 사이트맵
Journal of Industrial and Engineering Chemistry, Vol.101, 178-185, September, 2021
DOI10.1016/j.jiec.2021.06.015  Export Citation
Porous hollow nanorod structured chromium-substituted inverse spinel compound: An efficient oxygen evolution reaction catalyst
Prakash Ramakrishnan, Keon Beom Lee, Geon-Ju Choi1, Il-Kyu Park1, †, and Jung Inn Sohn†
  • Division of Physics and Semiconductor Science, Dongguk University, 30, Pildong-ro 1gil, Jungu-gu, Seoul 04620, Republic of Korea
  • 1Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Seoul National University of Science and Technology, Seoul 01811, Republic of Korea
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Spinel-based oxygen evolution reaction (OER) catalyst using various cation substitution strategies is gained importance due to its improved catalyst performance. Herein, we report the chromium (Cr)-substituted nickel ferrite, inverse spinel compound (NiCrFeO4) of porous hollow nanostructure using a simple electrospinning approach. The developed inverse spinel compound displays a nanorod-shaped nanostructure of an overall diameter of 60 ± 10 nm and an inner hollow thickness of 30 ± 10 nm. In this study, the Cr-substituted catalyst delivers an overpotential value of 298 mV which is lower than the developed electrospun-based Cr-free NiFe2O4 (330 mV) and the commercial-based NiFe2O4 (330 mV) compound at 10 mA cm-1 under 1 M KOH. Further, the Cr-substituted catalyst exhibits a low Tafel slope value of 44.7 mV dec-1 than the RuO2 catalyst (63.7 mV dec-1). In addition, the catalyst is able to deliver excellent OER durability of 14 hrs at voltage retention of 94.5 % at 10 mA cm-2 condition. In this study, a simple method and a favorable nanostructure to unveil a potential OER candidate are developed.
Keywords:Electrocatalyst;Hollow structure;Nanorod;Nickel ferrite;Substitution;Spinel
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