Affiliation:
1. Department School of Materials and Chemistry Institution University of Shanghai for Science and Tehcnology Address 516 Jungong Road Shanghai P.R.China
Abstract
AbstractNowadays, the development and utilization of clean energy are becoming increasingly urgent. Among them, methanol is a new, clean, and efficient energy source. Therefore, more and more studies are focusing on methanol anodic oxidation (MOR). In this work, nanoflower and hollow spherical NiO was synthesized by a simply hydrothermal method and then modified by Co ion, NiS2 and carbon nanotubes (CNTs). The optimal Co/NiO(f)/NiS2−CNT exhibits flower‐like morphology with a larger specific surface area, enlarged electrochemically active surface area and higher conductivity, which improve the electron transfer ability and electrocatalytic activity compared with pure NiO(f), NiO(f)/NiS2, NiO(f)/NiS2−CNT and hollow spherical Co/NiO(hs)/NiS2−CNT. The current density is ultrahigh of 203.46 mA ⋅ cm−2 at 0.8 V, which is 36 times higher than pure NiO(f) and almost 2 times higher than Co/NiO(hs)/NiS2−CNT. Therefore, this work offers a highly efficient and stable NiO based catalyst for methanol oxidation reaction.
Funder
National Natural Science Foundation of China