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Journal of Materials Physics and Chemistry. 2024, 12(3), 42-48
DOI: 10.12691/jmpc-12-3-1
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Synthesis and Physicochemical Properties of Ordered Mesoporous Mn0.6Cu0.4Co2O4 as High-performance Bifunctional Electrode for Zn-Air Batteries

Sangaré Kassoum1, , Seyhi Brahima2 and Coulibaly Bamoro1

1Département des Sciences et Technologies Agro-Industrielles, UFR Agriculture, Ressources Halieutiques et Agro-Industrie, Université de San – Pédro, BP 1800, San – Pédro, Côte d’Ivoire

2Département de Géosciences, UFR des Sciences Biologiques, Université Péléforo Gon Coulibaly, BP 1328, Korhogo, Côte d’Ivoire

Pub. Date: September 24, 2024

Cite this paper:
Sangaré Kassoum, Seyhi Brahima and Coulibaly Bamoro. Synthesis and Physicochemical Properties of Ordered Mesoporous Mn0.6Cu0.4Co2O4 as High-performance Bifunctional Electrode for Zn-Air Batteries. Journal of Materials Physics and Chemistry. 2024; 12(3):42-48. doi: 10.12691/jmpc-12-3-1

Abstract

The aim of the present study was to synthesize Mn0.6Cu0.4Co2O4 electrocatalyst powder using nanocasting method with KIT6-100 silica and to investigate its chemical and physicochemical properties. Nanocasting process induced high oxide specific surface areas to the electrocatalyst, with BET surface value of 132 m2/g. By comparison, 91 m2/g was obtained by the classic solgel method. Pore size distribution investigation revealed a mesoporous structuration of the electrocatalyst synthetized by nanocasting route. This led to uniform pore size of ca. 6.1 nm whereas, a large distribution from 2 to 50 nm was found for solgel method. The uniform and controlled pore size contributed to effective penetration of the liquid electrolyte. X-ray diffraction (XRD) study revealed spinel lattice structure with large crystallites of about 8 nm. X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS) measurements confirmed the presence of metal adsorption sites for electrocatalytic reactions. It also showed the predominance of Co2+, Cu2+ and Mn4+ species at the sample’s surfaces, beneficial for good intrinsic activities of oxygen reduction reaction (ORR) and oxygen evolution reaction (OER).

Keywords:
electrocatalyst spinel structure nanocasting solgel specific surface area pore size

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