Crystallization design of MnO2via acid towards better oxygen reduction activity
By Zhang, Bentian; Cheng, Gao; Lan, Bang; Zheng, Xiaoying; Sun, Ming; Ye, Fei; Yu, Lin; Cheng, Xiaoling
Published in CrystEngComm
The Royal Society of Chemistry
2016
Abstract
Manganese dioxide is one of the important electrode materials used for oxygen reduction reaction (ORR) in fuel-cell and metal-air batteries, and its electrochemical activity is greatly influenced by its crystalline structure. To elucidate the crystalline structure effect on the ORR, herein, we designed a facile method to obtain [small alpha]-MnO2 and [gamma]-MnO2via adjusting the acid under hydrothermal conditions using the same starting materials and reagents. The prepared [small alpha]-MnO2 and [gamma]-MnO2 have a similar morphology composed of 3D microscopic spheres made up of numerous nanorods. X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy, temperature programmed desorption of oxygen characterization and conductivity measurements demonstrate that the [small alpha]-MnO2 material has a relatively higher ratio of surface oxygen species, higher oxygen mobility and higher electrical conductivity. When compared with [gamma]-MnO2, [small alpha]-MnO2 displays superior ORR activity with a higher electron transfer number and lower yield of peroxide species in alkaline solutions. The obtained results shed new light on the crystalline structure-dependent ORR activity of MnO2.
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