Electrocatalytic H<sub>2</sub>O<sub>2</sub> production <i>via</i> two-electron O<sub>2</sub> reduction by Mo-doped TiO<sub>2</sub> nanocrystallines
Zhiqin Deng, Chaoqun Ma, Shihai Yan, Jie Liang, Kai Dong, Tingshuai Li, Yan Wang, Luchao Yue, Yonglan Luo, Qian Liu, Yang Liu, Shuyan Gao, Juan Du, Xuping Sun
Abstract
Mo acts as an effective dopant to boost the catalytic activity of TiO 2 for the 2e − O 2 reduction reaction. Such Mo–TiO 2 electrocatalyst achieves a high Faradaic efficiency of 92% and a large H 2 O 2 yield of 395.3 mmol g cat −1 h −1 in alkaline medium.
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ElectrocatalystDopantCatalysisYield (engineering)Faraday efficiencyDopingMaterials scienceChemistryInorganic chemistryElectrochemistryPhysical chemistryMetallurgyElectrodeOptoelectronicsOrganic chemistryElectrocatalysts for Energy ConversionAdvanced Photocatalysis TechniquesCatalytic Processes in Materials Science