Abstract Generating electric power using CO 2 as a reactant is challenging because the electroreduction of usually requires large overpotential. Herein, we report design and development polymer electrolyte fuel cell driven by feeding H to anode (Pt/C) cathode (Pt 0.8 Ru 0.2 /C), respectively, based on their theoretical electrode potentials. Pt–Ru/C promising electrocatalysts for reduction at lo...

Studies on water electrolysis are in permanent development to improve its processes with electrodes and electrolytes that offer lower overpotential values. This work uses an ionic liquid (IL) – tetrafluoroborate of 3-triethylammonium-propane sulfonic acid (TEA-PS.BF4) as electrolyte studies the effect different electroactive cathode materials hydrogen production, such platinum (Pt), nickel (Ni)...

To fabricate a sustainable lithium-oxygen (Li-O2) battery, it is crucial to identify an optimum electrolyte. Herein, it is found that tetramethylene sulfone (TMS) and lithium nitrate (LiNO3) form the optimum electrolyte, which greatly reduces the overpotential at charge, exhibits superior oxygen efficiency, and allows stable cycling for 100 cycles. Linear sweep voltammetry (LSV) and differentia...

In this study, we have investigated the use of single metal atoms supported on defective graphene as catalysts for the electrochemical reduction of CO2 using the first-principles approach and the computational hydrogen electrode model. Reaction pathways to produce a variety of C1 products CO, HCOOH, HCHO, CH3OH and CH4 have been studied in detail for five representative transition metals Ag, Cu...

CO2 conversion is an essential technology to develop a sustainable carbon economy for the present and the future. Many studies have focused extensively on the electrochemical conversion of CO2 into various useful chemicals. However, there is not yet a solution of sufficiently high enough efficiency and stability to demonstrate practical applicability. In this work, we use first-principles-based...

The overpotential of oxygen evolution reaction is 700-800 mV more positive at FTO anode than on Pt electrode. This property of FTO coating makes it attractive as an electrode material for electrochemical sensors and electroanalytical chemistry. However, oxygen transfer reactions, such as Pb and Cl oxidation, occur with considerably lower overpotential. It indicates the possibility of formation ...

The nucleation potential and deposition time was used to control the size and the amount of the deposited AuNPs, respectively, for obtaining an optimum coverage of AuNPs on the electrode surface. The effect of deposition potential on particle size and density for a constant charge passed (6 × 10−4 C) has been investigated. It is clear from the images (see Figure S1) that the size of the AuNPs d...

Since the appearance of the first amperometric biosensors based on the coupling of oxidase enzymes and relying on the final detection of H2O2, it was clear that one of the major problems related to this kind of configuration was due to the high overpotential needed for H2O2 oxidation (ca. 0.7V vs. Ag/AgCl). At this potential in fact, many electroactive substances (i.e. ascorbic acid, uric acid ...

Nickel-based hydroxide hierarchical nanoarrays (NiyM(OH)x HNAs M = Fe or Zn) are doped with non-noble transition metals to create nanostructures and regulate their activities for the oxygen evolution reaction. Catalytic performance in these materials depends on their chemical composition and the presence of nanostructures. These novel hierarchical nanostructures contain small secondary nanoshee...