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Investigation of ORR Performances on Graphene/Phthalocyanine Nanocomposite in Neutral Medium

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  27 May 2019

Moumita Mukherjee ,
Madhupriya Samanta ,
Gour P. Das  and
Kalyan K. Chattopadhyay
Moumita Mukherjee
Affiliation:
Department of Materials Science, Indian Association for the Cultivation of Science, Jadavpur, Kolkata 700032, India
Madhupriya Samanta
Affiliation:
Department of Electronics & Telecommunication Engineering, Jadavpur University, Kolkata 700032, India School of Materials Science & Nanotechnology, Jadavpur University, Kolkata 700032, India
Gour P. Das*
Affiliation:
Department of Materials Science, Indian Association for the Cultivation of Science, Jadavpur, Kolkata 700032, India
Kalyan K. Chattopadhyay*
Affiliation:
School of Materials Science & Nanotechnology, Jadavpur University, Kolkata 700032, India
*
*Authors for correspondence: Gour P. Das, E-mail: gourpdas@gmail.com; Kalyan K. Chattopadhyay, E-mail: kalyank.chattopadhyay@jadavpuruniversity.in
*Authors for correspondence: Gour P. Das, E-mail: gourpdas@gmail.com; Kalyan K. Chattopadhyay, E-mail: kalyank.chattopadhyay@jadavpuruniversity.in
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Abstract

The drive to replace scarce and expensive Pt-based electrocatalysts for oxygen reduction reaction (ORR) has led to the development of a group of electrocatalysts composed of transition-metal ion centers coordinated with four nitrogen groups (M-N4). Among these, metal phthalocyanines (MPcs), due to low cost of preparation, highly conjugated structure as well as high thermal and chemical stability, have received a great interest. The catalytic activity of MPcs can be improved by employing conducting supports. Here, in this report, we have solvothermally synthesized graphene-supported zinc phthalocyanine nanostructures, and their ORR kinetics and mechanism have been investigated in neutral solution (pH = 7) by using the rotating disk electrode technique. The as-synthesized nanocomposite followed a 4e− reduction pathway. The onset potential (−0.04 V versus Ag/AgCl) found in this work can be comparable with other state-of-the-art material, demonstrating good performance in neutral solution. The fascinating performance leads the nanocomposite material toward future energy applications.

Keywords

neutral mediumORRRGOzinc phthalocyanine
Type
Materials Applications
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Microscopy and Microanalysis , Volume 25 , Issue 6 , December 2019 , pp. 1416 - 1421
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Copyright© Microscopy Society of America 2019 

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Present address: Department of Metallurgical and Materials Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology, Kharagpur 721 302, West Bengal, India.

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