Synthesis and Characterizations of Zinc Oxide on Reduced Graphene Oxide for High Performance Electrocatalytic Reduction of Oxygen
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Results and Discussion
2.1. Structural Characterization
2.2. Electrocatalytic Activity towards Oxygen Reduction Reaction
3. Materials and Methods
Sample Preparation
4. Conclusions
Supplementary Materials
Author Contributions
Funding
Conflicts of Interest
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Sample Availability: Samples are available from the authors. |
Sample | ZnO | ZnO-rGO |
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i0 (mA/cm2) | 6.67 × 10−7 | 9.21 × 10−5 |
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Yu, J.; Huang, T.; Jiang, Z.; Sun, M.; Tang, C. Synthesis and Characterizations of Zinc Oxide on Reduced Graphene Oxide for High Performance Electrocatalytic Reduction of Oxygen. Molecules 2018, 23, 3227. https://doi.org/10.3390/molecules23123227
Yu J, Huang T, Jiang Z, Sun M, Tang C. Synthesis and Characterizations of Zinc Oxide on Reduced Graphene Oxide for High Performance Electrocatalytic Reduction of Oxygen. Molecules. 2018; 23(12):3227. https://doi.org/10.3390/molecules23123227
Chicago/Turabian StyleYu, Jiemei, Taizhong Huang, Zhankun Jiang, Min Sun, and Chengchun Tang. 2018. "Synthesis and Characterizations of Zinc Oxide on Reduced Graphene Oxide for High Performance Electrocatalytic Reduction of Oxygen" Molecules 23, no. 12: 3227. https://doi.org/10.3390/molecules23123227