Exploration of carbon additives to the synthesis of Cu2Mo6S8 structures and their electrocatalytic activity in oxygen reduction reaction |
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Affiliation: | 1. Department of Energy Systems Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, Karamano?lu Mehmetbey University, 70200, Karaman, Turkey;2. Linz Institute for Organic Solar Cells (LIOS), Institute of Physical Chemistry, Johannes Kepler University Linz, Altenbergerstrasse 69, 4040, Linz, Austria;3. Department of Metallurgical and Materials Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, Karamano?lu Mehmetbey University, 70200, Karaman, Turkey;4. Department of Physics, Karamano?lu Mehmetbey University, 70200, Karaman, Turkey;5. Department of Physics, Middle East Technical University, 06800, Ankara, Turkey;6. Department of Electric and Energy, Ahi Evran University, 40100 Kirsehir, Turkey |
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Abstract: | Catalytic processes are contemplated as break point in generating alternative and sustainable energy platforms. The cathodic oxygen reduction reaction (ORR) is an important catalytic system, mainly finding practice in fuel cell and metal-air battery technologies. This work presents the synthesis, structural characterization and electrocatalytic properties of three different Cu2Mo6S8 structures as alternative ORR electrocatalysts. The effect of different carbon additives during synthesis was studied and no positive influence of the carbon addition was indicated. Our findings show that only the bare Cu2Mo6S8 enhances the ORR electro-performance to class with the state-of-the-art ORR catalysts. Excellent stability of 10,000 consecutive ORR cycles, a superior onset potential of 0.894 V and half-wave (E1/2) potential of 0.641 V vs. reversible hydrogen electrode (RHE) increase the noteworthiness of the Cu2Mo6S8 electrodes. Aside from experimental investigations, density functional theory calculations deliver profound knowledge on the structural and electronic properties (electronic band structure, partial density of states and electron density) of Cu2Mo6S8. |
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Keywords: | Chevrel phases Oxygen reduction reaction Density functional theory Lattice dynamic properties |
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