In situ study of the catalytic mechanism for the oxygen reduction reaction on a polypyrrole modified carbon supported cobalt hydroxide cathode in direct borohydride fuel cells
Haiying Qin,Juan Wang,Jiabin Liu,Yan He,Zhoupeng Li,Shuai Yan,Aiguo Li,Xiaohan Yu
Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics Pub Date : 04/26/2013 00:00:00 , DOI:
10.1039/C3CP50706HAbstract
An in situ test method has been developed to study the Co(OH)2-PPy-BP cathode status during DBFC operation. It is found that some Co2+ ions are oxidized to Co3+ present in CoOOH during cell operation. A mechanism for the oxygen reduction reaction on the Co(OH)2-PPy-BP cathode in alkaline media has been proposed.
