Frontiers in Chemistry (Jun 2019)

Oxygen Reduction Reaction Activity of Microwave Mediated Solvothermal Synthesized CeO2/g-C3N4 Nanocomposite

  • Siba Soren,
  • Ipsha Hota,
  • A. K. Debnath,
  • D. K. Aswal,
  • K. S. K. Varadwaj,
  • Purnendu Parhi

DOI
https://doi.org/10.3389/fchem.2019.00403
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 7

Abstract

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Electrocatalytic active species like transition metal oxides have been widely combined with carbon-based nanomaterials for enhanced Oxygen Reduction Reaction (ORR) studies because of the synergistic effect arising between different components. The aim of the present study is to synthesize CeO2/g-C3N4 system and compare the ORR activity with bare CeO2. Ceria (CeO2) embedded on g-C3N4 nanocomposite was synthesized by a single-step microwave-mediated solvothermal method. This cerium oxide-based nanocomposite displays enhanced ORR activity and electrochemical stability as compared to bare ceria.

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