Gita B. Bhanuse, Sanath Kumar, Yen‐Pei Fu

Anchoring Polydopamine on ZnCo2O4 Nanowire To Facilitate Urea Water Electrolysis

  • General Chemistry
  • Catalysis
  • Organic Chemistry
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AbstractTo overcome the sluggishness of the oxygen evolution reaction (OER), the urea oxidation reaction was developed. In the case of OER application studies ZnCo2O4 is an excellent electrocatalyst, towards the UOR has been performed with surface‐grown polydopamine (PDA) with surface‐grown polydopamine (PDA). ZnCo2O4@PDA is produced over the surface of nickel foam by a hydrothermal method followed by self‐polymerization of dopamine hydrochloride. Dopamine hydrochloride was varied in solution to study the optimal growth of PDA necessary to enhance the electrochemical activity. Prepared ZnCo2O4@PDA was characterized by X‐ray diffraction, electronic structural, and morphology/microstructure studies. With successful confirmation, the developed electrode material was applied to UOR and ZnCo2O4@PDA‐1.5, delivering an excellent low overpotential of 80 mV at 20 mA cm−2 in the electrolyte mixture of 1 M potassium hydroxide+0.33 M urea. To support the excellent UOR activity, other electrochemical properties such as the Tafel slope, electrochemical surface active sites, and electrochemical impedance spectroscopy were also studied. Furthermore, a schematic illustration explaining the UOR mechanism is shown to allow a clear understanding of the obtained electrochemical activity. Finally, urea water electrolysis was carried out in a two‐electrode symmetrical cell and compared with water electrolysis. This clearly showed the potential of the developed material for efficient electrochemical hydrogen production.

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