Partially Hydrogenated Graphene Materials Exhibit High Electrocatalytic Activities Related to Unintentional Doping with Metallic Impurities
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- 作者：Dr. Ondřej Jankovský ; Alena Libá ; nská ; Daniel Bouša ; Prof. David Sedmidubský ; Dr. Stanislava Matějková ; and Prof. Zdeněk Sofer
- 刊名：Chemistry - A European Journal
- 出版年：2016
- 出版时间：June 13, 2016
- 年：2016
- 卷：22
- 期：25
- 页码：8627-8634
- 全文大小：2909K
- ISSN：1521-3765
文摘
Partially hydrogenated graphene materials, synthesized by the chemical reduction/hydrogenation of two different graphene oxides using zinc powder in acidic environment or aluminum powder in alkaline environment, exhibit high electrocatalytic activities, as well as electrochemical sensing properties. The starting graphene oxides and the resultant hydrogenated graphenes were characterized in detail. Their electrocatalytic activity was examined in the oxygen reduction reaction, whereas sensing properties towards explosives were tested by using picric acid as a redox probe. Findings indicate that the high electrocatalytic performance originates not only from the hydrogenation of graphene, but also from unintentional contamination of graphene with manganese and other metals during synthesis. A careful evaluation of the obtained data and a detailed chemical analysis are necessary to identify the origin of this anomalous electrocatalytic activity.