Oxygen reduction on carbon nanomaterial-modified glassy carbon electrodes in alkaline solution
Oxygen reduction on carbon nanomaterial-modified glassy carbon electrodes in alkaline solution
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DOI:
10.1007/s10008-009-0930-2
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发表时间:
2010-07-01
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2.5
通讯作者:
Tammeveski, Kaido
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作者:
Kruusenberg, Ivar;Leis, Jaan;Tammeveski, Kaido
Electroreduction of oxygen in alkaline solution on glassy carbon (GC) electrodes modified with different carbon nanomaterials has been studied. Electrochemical experiments were carried out in 0.1 M KOH employing the rotating disk electrode and rotating ring-disk electrode methods. The GC disk electrodes were modified with carbon nanomaterials using polytetrafluoroethylene as a binder. Four different carbon nanomaterials were used: multiwalled carbon nanotubes, carbon black powder, and two carbide-derived carbons (CDC). For the first time, the electrocatalytic behavior of CDC materials toward oxygen reduction is explored. Electrochemical characterization of the materials showed that all the carbon nanomaterial-modified GC electrodes are highly active for the reduction of oxygen in alkaline solutions.