Enhanced Oxygen Reduction Performance on {101} CoMn2O4 Spinel Facets

Zhou, Ming; Yoon, Dasol; Yang, Yao; Zhang, Lihua; Li, Can; Wang, Hongsen; Sharma, Anju; Jiang, Shaojie; Muller, David A.; Abruña, Héctor D.; Fang, Jiye

doi:10.1021/acsenergylett.3c01376

Enhanced Oxygen Reduction Performance on {101} CoMn₂O₄ Spinel Facets

Journal Article · Wed Aug 02 00:00:00 EDT 2023 · ACS Energy Letters

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1021/acsenergylett.3c01376· OSTI ID:2372831

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State Univ. of New York (SUNY), Binghamton, NY (United States)
Cornell Univ., Ithaca, NY (United States)
Brookhaven National Laboratory (BNL), Upton, NY (United States)

Here, we present a facile colloidal synthesis method for producing {101}-facet-tailored CoMn₂O₄ spinel nano-octahedra with uniform size (9 nm). These nano-octahedra exhibit superior electrocatalytic activity for the oxygen reduction reaction (ORR) in alkaline media compared to their spherical counterparts and previously reported spinel electrocatalysts. At 0.85 V, they achieve a high mass activity (MA) of 60.0 A/g, surpassing the spherical counterparts (38.6 A/g). Furthermore, the CoMn₂O₄ nano-octahedra demonstrate excellent stability, maintaining an MA of 47.2 A/g after 10,000 durability cycles. This work highlights a promising approach for synthesizing advanced spinel nano-oxides with controlled crystal facets, offering potential as non-precious metal ORR electrocatalysts. The exposed active catalyst surfaces and well-defined structures contribute to their enhanced ORR performance.

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Research Organization:: Brookhaven National Laboratory (BNL), Upton, NY (United States)

Sponsoring Organization:: National Science Foundation (NSF); USDOE Office of Science (SC), Basic Energy Sciences (BES). Scientific User Facilities (SUF)

Grant/Contract Number:: SC0012704; SC0019445

OSTI ID:: 2372831

Report Number(s):: BNL--225717-2024-JAAM

Journal Information:: ACS Energy Letters, Journal Name: ACS Energy Letters Journal Issue: 8 Vol. 8; ISSN 2380-8195

Publisher:: American Chemical Society (ACS)Copyright Statement

Country of Publication:: United States

Language:: English

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