Au nano dendrites/composition optimized Nd-dopped cobalt oxide as an efficient electrocatalyst for ethanol oxidation

Authors

  • Masoud Fouladgar Department of Biochemistry, Falavarjan Branch, Islamic Azad University, Isfahan, Iran
  • Masoumeh Taei Department of Chemistry, Payame Noor University, 19395-4697 Tehran, Iran
  • Mehdi Salehi Department of Chemistry, Semnan University, Semnan 35351-19111, Iran
Abstract:

In this study, Nd-doped cobalt oxide (Nd-Co3O4) nanoparticles were prepared by a combustion synthesis procedure using Co(acac)3 complex. The nanoparticles were characterized by infrared spectroscopy (IR), X-ray diffraction (XRD), scanning electron microscopy (SEM) and energy-dispersive X-ray spectroscopy (EDX). Then, the effect of Nd-Co3O4 on the electrocatalytic activity of gold nanodendrites (AuNDs) electrodeposited on a glassy carbon electrode (GCE) for ethanol oxidation was studied. The results showed that the Nd-Co3O4/AuNDs/GCE presents higher active surface area and current density (about 2 times) for the ethanol oxidation compared with the AuNDs/GCE.  Cyclic voltammetry and chrono-potentiometry methods proved that the Nd-Co3O4/AuNDs/GCE is able to increase a long-term stability of electrode in alkaline ethanol fuel cell by providing OHads species at the surface of the catalysts. Consequently, the Nd-Co3O4/AuNDs/GCE, as an anodic electrode, reveals potent catalytic activity for ethanol oxidation in alkaline media.

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Journal title

volume 8  issue 2

pages  135- 144

publication date 2020-04-01

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