Areej S. Alqarni, Arooj Fatima, Abhinav Kumar, A. Dahshan
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Abstract
Developing an efficient electrocatalyst for water splitting is imperative to improve the slow OER and store electrical energy as H2 fuel. Creating an inexpensive development process for an effective OER electrocatalyst with features like a lot of active sites, a huge surface area (SA) and remarkable stability is vital for producing more H2 and making it more widely available. We created the CoTiO3/rGO nanocomposite using hydrothermal method in basic solution to improve OER kinetics. The morphological structure of the CoTiO3/rGO was varied, showing CoTiO3 nanoparticles anchored on rGO nanosheets to increase the electrolyte ions’ SA for adsorption. The CoTiO3/rGO electrocatalyst performs better than CoTiO3, as shown by its remarkable 38 h durability and overpotential (185 mV) at 10 mA/cm2. Additionally, compared to CoTiO3 (56 mV/dec), the CoTiO3/rGO nanocomposite has a decreased Tafel slope (35 mV/dec). The larger SA and active site of the nanocomposite enhaned electrochemical characteristics of CoTiO3/rGO nanocomposite. The combination of a metal oxide with material produced from carbon offers a promising first step toward making an exceptional electrocatalyst for use in water electrochemistry.
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The primary objective of the Journal of Sol-Gel Science and Technology (JSST), the official journal of the International Sol-Gel Society, is to provide an international forum for the dissemination of scientific, technological, and general knowledge about materials processed by chemical nanotechnologies known as the "sol-gel" process. The materials of interest include gels, gel-derived glasses, ceramics in form of nano- and micro-powders, bulk, fibres, thin films and coatings as well as more recent materials such as hybrid organic-inorganic materials and composites. Such materials exhibit a wide range of optical, electronic, magnetic, chemical, environmental, and biomedical properties and functionalities. Methods for producing sol-gel-derived materials and the industrial uses of these materials are also of great interest.