Mns-nanoparticles-decorated three-dimensional graphene hybrid as highly efficient bifunctional electrocatalyst for hydrogen evolution reaction and oxygen reduction reaction

Khalil Ur Rehman; Shaista Airam; Long Song; Jian Gao; Qiang Guo; Yukun Xiao; Zhipan Zhang

doi:10.3390/catal10101141

Mns-nanoparticles-decorated three-dimensional graphene hybrid as highly efficient bifunctional electrocatalyst for hydrogen evolution reaction and oxygen reduction reaction

Khalil Ur Rehman
, Shaista Airam
, Long Song
, Jian Gao
, Qiang Guo
, Yukun Xiao
, Zhipan Zhang^*

^*Corresponding author for this work

Ministry of Education in China

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Abstract

The search for renewable energy resources has attracted considerable research interests in electrochemical reactions of hydrogen evolution reaction (HER) and oxygen reduction reaction (ORR) that are essential for fuel cells. Earth-abundant, eco-friendly and cost-effective transition metal compounds are emerging candidates as electrocatalysts in these reactions. Herein, we report the growth of manganese sulfide nanoparticles on three-dimensional graphene, through an easy, progressive successive ionic layer adsorption and reaction (SILAR) method, where manganese sulfide nanoparticles (MnS-NPs), diameter of 4–5 nm are homogeneously decorated on the 3D graphene matrix. The formed hybrid shows improved HER activity in 0.1 M KOH when compared to bulk MnS. Moreover, MnS-NPs@3DG is also active in catalyzing ORR, qualifying it as a new type of bifunctional electrocatalyst in alkaline media.

Original language	English
Article number	1141
Pages (from-to)	1-13
Number of pages	13
Journal	Catalysts
Volume	10
Issue number	10
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.3390/catal10101141
Publication status	Published - Oct 2020
Externally published	Yes

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Keywords

3D graphene
Bifunctional electrocatalyst
Hydrogen evolution reaction
Manganese sulfide nanoparticles
Oxygen reduction reaction

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Mns-nanoparticles-decorated three-dimensional graphene hybrid as highly efficient bifunctional electrocatalyst for hydrogen evolution reaction and oxygen reduction reaction

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