SYNTHESIS, CHARACTERIZATION AND ORR ACTIVITY OF METAL-N4-NANOCOMPOSITES

Vivek Sharma and Anuj Kumar
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Vivek Sharma: Department of Chemistry, GLA University, Mathura-281406, India
Anuj Kumar: Department of Chemistry, GLA University, Mathura-281406, India

Surface Review and Letters (SRL), 2021, vol. 28, issue 06, 1-8

Abstract: Inspired by nature, Metal-N4-complexes have been utilized as potential models to catalyze the sluggish oxygen reduction reaction (ORR) at cathode in fuel cells. Herein, we designed and synthesized dibenzo-N4-[14]annulene metal complexes of FeII and CoII metal ions and their nanocomposites with carbon black and characterized by various techniques. Computational and spectroscopic results suggested that the prepared complexes have saddle octahedral geometry. Further, the electrocatalytic activity of prepared nanocomposites towards ORR was investigated by using cyclic and linear sweep voltammetric techniques. The results exhibited that these nanocomposites are significantly ORR active; however, Fe-nanocomposite showed high ORR activity as compared to Co-composite. Theoretical studies indicated that the HOMO of Fe-complex was very near to the antibonding LUMO orbitals of dioxygen as compared to Co-complex, endowing high ORR activity.

Keywords: FeII/CoII complexes; synthesis; nanocomposites; cyclic voltammetry; ORR (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2021
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