Simultaneous hydrogen and oxygen evolution reactions using free-standing nitrogen-doped-carbon–Co/CoO<sub><i>x</i></sub> nanofiber electrodes decorated with palladium nanoparticles
Ahmed Barhoum, Heba H. El-Maghrabi, Amr A. Nada, Syreina Sayegh, S. Roualdès, Aurélien Renard, Igor Iatsunskyi, Emerson Coy, Mikhaël Bechelany
Abstract
Free-standing N-CNF–Co/CoO x electrodes were fabricated by electrospinning followed by thermal pyrolysis. Controlled atomic layer deposition of Pd NPs on these nanofibers significantly increased electrode electrochemical activity in water splitting.
Topics & Concepts
PalladiumNanofiberOxygenElectrodeMaterials scienceHydrogenCarbon nanofiberNanoparticleCarbon fibersNitrogenDopingInorganic chemistryOxygen evolutionNanotechnologyChemical engineeringChemistryCatalysisElectrochemistryCarbon nanotubePhysical chemistryComposite materialOrganic chemistryOptoelectronicsComposite numberEngineeringElectrocatalysts for Energy ConversionAdvanced battery technologies researchSemiconductor materials and devices