Title:	Co Nanoparticle-Encapsulated Nitrogen-Doped Carbon Nanotubes as an Efficient and Robust Catalyst for Electro-Oxidation of Hydrazine
Authors:	Wang, Hui Dong, Qing Lei, Lu Ji, Shan Kannan, Palanisamy Subramanian, Palaniappan Yadav, Amar Prasad
Citation:	WANG, H. DONG, Q. LEI, L. JI, S. KANNAN, P. SUBRAMANIAN, P. YADAV, AP. Co Nanoparticle-Encapsulated Nitrogen-Doped Carbon Nanotubes as an Efficient and Robust Catalyst for Electro-Oxidation of Hydrazine. Nanomaterials, 2021, roč. 11, č. 11, s. nestránkováno. ISSN: 2079-4991
Issue Date:	2021
Publisher:	MDPI
Document type:	článek article
URI:	2-s2.0-85117916196 http://hdl.handle.net/11025/47168
ISSN:	2079-4991
Keywords in different language:	Co nanoparticles;N-doped carbon nanotubes;hydrazine;electro-oxidation;fuel cell
Abstract in different language:	Structural engineering is an effective methodology for the tailoring of the quantities of active sites in nanostructured materials for fuel cell applications. In the present study, Co nanoparticles were incorporated into the network of 3D nitrogen-doped carbon tubes (Co@NCNTs) that were obtained via the molten-salt synthetic approach at 800 °C. Morphological representation reveals that the Co@NCNTs are encompassed with Co nanoparticles on the surface of the mesoporous walls of the carbon nanotubes, which offers a significant active surface area for electrochemical reactions. The CoNPs/NCNTs-1 (treated with CaCl2) nanomaterial was used as a potential candidate for the electro-oxidation of hydrazine, which improved the response of hydrazine (~8.5 mA) in 1.0 M NaOH, as compared with CoNPs/NCNTs-2 (treated without CaCl2), NCNTs, and the unmodified GCE. Furthermore, the integration of Co helps to improve the conductivity and promote the lower onset electro-oxidation potential (−0.58 V) toward the hydrazine electro-oxidation reaction. In particular, the CoNPs/NCNTs-1 catalysts showed significant catalytic activity and stability performances i.e., the i-t curves showed notable stability when compared with their initial current responses, even after 10 days, which indicates the significant durability of the catalyst materials. This work could present a new approach for the design of efficient electrode materials, which can be used as a favorable candidate for the electro-oxidation of liquid fuels in fuel cell applications.
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