α-MnO2 nanotubes-supported Co3O4 (Co3O4/MnO2) and its carbon nanotubes (CNTs)-hybrids (Co3O4/MnO2-CNTs) have been successfully developed through a facile two-pot precipitation reaction and hydrothermal process, which exhibit the superior bi-functional catalytic activity for both ORR and OER. The high performance is believed to be induced by the hybrid effect among MnO2 nanotubes, hollow Co3O4 a...

Large Li2O2 aggregations can produce high-capacity of lithium oxygen (Li-O2) batteries, but the larger ones usually lead to less-efficient contact between Li2O2 and electrode materials. Herein, a hierarchical cathode architecture based on different discharge characteristics of α-MnO2 and Co3O4 is constructed, which can enable the embedded growth of large Li2O2 aggregations to solve this problem...

In the present work, a novel photocatalytic fuel cell (PFC) system involving a dual heterojunction photoelectrodes, viz. polyaniline/TiO2 nanotubes (PANI/TiO2 NTs) photoanode and CuO/Co3O4 nanorods (CuO/Co3O4 NRs) photocathode, has been designed. Compared to TiO2 NTs electrode of PFC, the present heterojunction design not only enhances the visible light absorption but also offers the higher eff...

The preferential oxidation of carbon monoxide has been identified as an effective route to remove trace amounts of CO (approx. 0.5-1.0 vol%) in the H2-rich reformate gas stream after the low-temperature water-gas shift. Instead of noble metal-based catalysts, Co3O4-based catalysts were investigated in this study as cheaper and more readily available alternatives. This study aimed at investigati...

Using a simple hydrothermal procedure and a subsequent annealing treatment, one-dimensional (1D) cobalt oxide nanowires (Co3O4-NWs) with tunable size have been successfully in situ fabricated on a three-dimensional (3D) carbon foam (CF) network. By changing the hydrothermal treatment time (0.5, 1, or 2 h) at 180 °C, size-controlled Co3O4 nanowires can be formed on the CF. Scanning electron micr...

This work devotes to investigate synthesis and electrical properties of spinel MgCo2O4 that is considered as a candidate of the cathode materials of magnesium-ion batteries in future. Samples were synthesized by two types of techniques: solid-state reaction and wet process. The crystal structures of the samples were analyzed by X-ray diffraction, and their electrical conductivities were obtaine...

The sluggish kinetics of the oxygen evolution reaction (OER) is bottleneck for practical exploitation water splitting. Here, potential a core–shell structure hydrous NiMoO4 microrods conformally covered by Co3O4 nanoparticles via atomic layer depositions demonstrated. In situ Raman and synchrotron-based photoemission spectroscopy analysis confirms leaching out Mo facilitates catalyst reconstruc...

In the ZnO based varistor, the improvement of nonlinear coefficient (α) and prevention of evaporation of Bi2O3 during heat treatments can be achieved by the addition of MnO2 or Co3O4. In this conjunction, it is proper to see the effect of these additives at different low mol percentage and sintering conditions to nonlinear coefficient improvement of the varistor ceramics. In this paper, the inv...

The surface crystal structure of the Co3O4(1 1 0) spinel was characterized by low energy electron diffraction (LEED), X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS), and Auger electron spectroscopy (AES). Well-defi ned LEED diffraction patterns showed an unreconstructed Co3O4(1 1 0) surface in Type A termination, and XPS and Auger indicated the surface to be stoichiometric with octahedral and tetrahedr...

To solve the reduced output voltage caused by the high lithium redox potential of Co3O4 when applied as an anode material in full cells, an effective strategy is to partially replace Co by Mn to form MnCo2O4 without changing the original crystal structure. Herein, 3D hierarchical MnCo2O4 nanosheets arrays grown via a hydrothermal method on carbon cloths, as binder-free anodes for lithium-ion ba...