Nickel–cobalt oxide nanoparticles as superior electrocatalysts for enhanced coupling hydrogen evolution and selective ethanol oxidation reaction
Yong Zhang, Rong Liu, Yi Ma, Ning Jian, Hui-Yan Pan, Yongliang Liu, Jie Deng, Luming Li, Quan Shao, Canhuang Li, Junshan Li
Abstract
The selective oxidation of organic small molecules not only promotes cathodic hydrogen production, but also acts as an alternative reaction to the anodic oxygen evolution reaction of electrolytic water, producing value-added products at the anode.
Topics & Concepts
Oxygen evolutionAnodeNickelCobaltElectrolyteInorganic chemistryHydrogenCobalt oxideHydrogen productionRedoxEthanolNanoparticleOxideMaterials scienceChemistryChemical engineeringElectrochemistryElectrodeNanotechnologyOrganic chemistryPhysical chemistryEngineeringElectrocatalysts for Energy ConversionElectrochemical Analysis and ApplicationsAdvanced battery technologies research