Abstract
The high cost and low stability of Pt-based oxygen reduction reaction (ORR) catalysts have limited their commercial applications. In this paper, we report the microwave synthesis of ultralow loading Ru-Mo2C on carbon nanotubes (CNT) as ORR catalysts to alleviate these above disadvantages. Ru-Mo2C@CNT exhibited excellent oxygen reduction reaction activity with a half-potential of 0.87 V and an onset potential of 0.94 V. It has high stability and palmary anti-methanol capability in alkaline electrolytes. This Ru-Mo2C@CNT may be a promising alternative to Pt-based electrocatalysts in energy conversion and storage.
Funder
Taishan Scholar Project of Shandong Province
Natural Science Foundation of Shandong Province
National Natural Science Foundation of China
Publisher
The Electrochemical Society
Subject
Materials Chemistry,Electrochemistry,Surfaces, Coatings and Films,Condensed Matter Physics,Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment,Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials