Copper-Doped Cobalt Spinel Electrocatalysts Supported on Activated Carbon for Hydrogen Evolution Reaction

Content Provider	Semantic Scholar
Author	Flores-Lasluisa, Jhony Xavier Quílez-Bermejo, Javier Ramírez-Pérez, Ana Cristina Huerta, Francisco Cazorla-Amorós, Diego Morallón, Emilia
Copyright Year	2019
Abstract	The development of electrocatalysts based on the doping of copper over cobalt spinel supported on a microporous activated carbon has been studied. Both copper-cobalt and cobalt spinel nanoparticles were synthesized using a silica-template method. Hybrid materials consisting of an activated carbon (AC), cobalt oxide (Co3O4), and copper-doped cobalt oxide (CuCo2O4) nanoparticles, were obtained by dry mixing technique and evaluated as electrocatalysts in alkaline media for hydrogen evolution reaction. Physical mixtures containing 5, 10, and 20 wt.% of Co3O4 or CuCo2O4 with a highly microporous activated carbon were prepared and characterized by XRD, TEM, XPS, physical adsorption of gases, and electrochemical techniques. The electrochemical tests revealed that the electrodes containing copper as the dopant cation result in a lower overpotential and higher current density for the hydrogen evolution reaction.
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DOI	10.3390/ma12081302
PubMed reference number	31010022
Journal	Medline
Volume Number	12
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Alternate Webpage(s)	https://doi.org/10.3390/ma12081302
Journal	Materials
Language	English
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Resource Type	Article