Phase and composition controllable synthesis of cobalt manganese spinel nanoparticles towards efficient oxygen electrocatalysis

Chun Li; Xiaopeng Han; Fangyi Cheng; Yuxiang Hu; Chengcheng Chen; Jun Chen

doi:10.1038/ncomms8345

journal article Open Access Jun 04, 2015

Phase and composition controllable synthesis of cobalt manganese spinel nanoparticles towards efficient oxygen electrocatalysis

Chun Li

Xiaopeng Han

Fangyi Cheng

Yuxiang Hu

Chengcheng Chen Jun Chen

Nature Communications Vol. 6 No. 1 · Springer Science and Business Media LLC

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Abstract

AbstractSpinel-type oxides are technologically important in many fields, including electronics, magnetism, catalysis and electrochemical energy storage and conversion. Typically, these materials are prepared by conventional ceramic routes that are energy consuming and offer limited control over shape and size. Moreover, for mixed-metal oxide spinels (for example, CoxMn3−xO4), the crystallographic phase sensitively correlates with the metal ratio, posing great challenges to synthesize active product with simultaneously tuned phase and composition. Here we report a general synthesis of ultrasmall cobalt manganese spinels with tailored structural symmetry and composition through facile solution-based oxidation–precipitation and insertion–crystallization process at modest condition. As an example application, the nanocrystalline spinels catalyse the oxygen reduction/evolution reactions, showing phase and composition co-dependent performance. Furthermore, the mild synthetic strategy allows the formation of homogeneous and strongly coupled spinel/carbon nanocomposites, which exhibit comparable activity but superior durability to Pt/C and serve as efficient catalysts to build rechargeable Zn–air and Li–air batteries.

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Published: Jun 04, 2015
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Chun Li

Shenyang Aerospace University

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Xiaopeng Han

Key Laboratory of Advanced Ceramics and Machining Technology (Ministry of Education); Tianjin Key Laboratory of Composite and Functional Materials; School of Materials Science and Engineering; Tianjin University; Tianjin 300072

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Chun Li, Xiaopeng Han, Fangyi Cheng, et al. (2015). Phase and composition controllable synthesis of cobalt manganese spinel nanoparticles towards efficient oxygen electrocatalysis. Nature Communications, 6(1). https://doi.org/10.1038/ncomms8345

Phase and composition controllable synthesis of cobalt manganese spinel nanoparticles towards efficient oxygen electrocatalysis

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