Electrocatalytic oxygen reduction at non-metalated and pyrolysis free hypercrosslinked polymers

Autor: Shumaila Razzaque, Alla Dyachenko, Aimen Waqar, Katarzyna Dusilo, Marcin Opallo
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2024
Předmět:
Zdroj: Electrochemistry Communications, Vol 167, Iss , Pp 107800- (2024)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 1388-2481
DOI: 10.1016/j.elecom.2024.107800
Popis: Oxygen reduction is one of the core steps of non-emissive zero carbon energy conversion. Therefore, enhancement of its sluggish kinetics is extremely important. Very recently researchers focused on oxygen electrocatalysis at porous polymers. Here we applied the non-metalated and pyrolysis free hypercrosslinked polymers with high specific surface area and abundant active sites. Electrode modified with the copolymer prepared from the twisted triphenylbenzene and N containing triphenyl amine exhibits electrocatalytic ORR in alkaline medium. Tafel slope value (0.067 V dec−1) indicates the efficient electrocatalytic activity and fast reaction kinetics. The lack of H2O2 product detected by scanning electrochemical microscopy suggests 4-electron path. The electrocatalytic activity of electrodes modified with hypercrosslinked polymers prepared from single monomers is also seen.
Databáze: Directory of Open Access Journals