Compositions and methods for enhancing electrocatalytic efficiencies
AssigneeThe University of North Carolina at Greensboro
InventorJianjun Wei
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Abstract
A method of enhancing efficiency of an oxygen evolution reaction (OER), oxygen reduction reaction (ORR), or hydrogen evolution reaction (HER) comprises increasing total number electron pathway and/or reaction kinetics of the OER, ORR, or HER by coating one or more surfaces of Uniform an electrode participating in the OER, ORR, or HER with one or more metal oxides.
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A method of enhancing efficiency of an oxygen evolution reaction (OER), oxygen reduction reaction (ORR), or hydrogen evolution reaction (HER) comprising:
- increasing total number electron pathway of the OER, ORR, or HER by coating one or more surfaces of an electrode participating in the OER, ORR, or HER with one or more metal oxides.
The method of 10, wherein the one or more carbon nanostructures comprise nanofibers, nanotubes, nanospheres, nanosheets, graphene, nanodots or combinations thereof.
A method of enhancing efficiency of an oxygen evolution reaction (OER), oxygen reduction reaction (ORR), or hydrogen evolution reaction (HER) comprising:
- increasing total number electron pathway of the OER by conducting the OER, ORR, or HER in an applied magnetic field.
An energy generation device comprising:
- an electrochemical cell comprising one or more electrodes for performing an oxygen evolution reaction (OER), oxygen reduction reaction (ORR), or hydrogen evolution reaction (HER);
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- a magnetic field source for application of a magnetic field to the one or more electrodes during the OER, ORR or HER.
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