Cuprous oxide nanoparticles dispersed on reduced graphene oxide as an efficient electrocatalyst for oxygen reduction reaction

Xiao-Yan Yan; Xi-Li Tong; Yue-Fei Zhang; Xiao-Dong Han; Ying-Yong Wang; Guo-Qiang Jin; Yong Qin; Xiang-Yun Guo

doi:10.1039/c2cc17537a

Cuprous oxide nanoparticles dispersed on reduced graphene oxide as an efficient electrocatalyst for oxygen reduction reaction

Chem Commun (Camb). 2012 Feb 11;48(13):1892-4. doi: 10.1039/c2cc17537a. Epub 2012 Jan 6.

Authors

Xiao-Yan Yan¹, Xi-Li Tong, Yue-Fei Zhang, Xiao-Dong Han, Ying-Yong Wang, Guo-Qiang Jin, Yong Qin, Xiang-Yun Guo

Affiliation

¹ State Key Laboratory of Coal Conversion, Institute of Coal Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Taiyuan 030001, PR China.

PMID: 22227804
DOI: 10.1039/c2cc17537a

Abstract

Cuprous oxide (Cu(2)O) nanoparticles dispersed on reduced graphene oxide (RGO) were prepared by reducing copper acetate supported on graphite oxide using diethylene glycol as both solvent and reducing agent. The Cu(2)O/RGO composite exhibits excellent catalytic activity and remarkable tolerance to methanol and CO in the oxygen reduction reaction.