A3B Zn(II)-Porphyrin-Coated Carbon Electrodes Obtained Using Different Procedures and Tested for Water Electrolysis
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Materials and Methods
2.1. Materials and Reagents
2.2. Procedures for Manufacturing the Electrodes
2.3. Electrochemical Study
2.4. Electron Microscopy Characterization
2.5. Raman Spectroscopy and XRD Characterizations
3. Results and Discussion
3.1. TEM/STEM Morphological Analysis
3.2. Water-Splitting Experiments on the ZnPyTPPP-Based Electrodes Obtained with the First Procedure
3.3. SEM and Raman Characterizations of the GPZn-DMSO Electrode
3.4. Water-Splitting Experiments on the ZnPyTPPP-Based Electrode Obtained with the Second Procedure
3.5. SEM and Raman Characterizations of the GCB-PZn Electrode
3.6. Additional Remarks Focusing on the Water-Splitting Electrocatalytic Activity of GPZn-DMSO and GCB-PZn
4. Conclusions
Supplementary Materials
Author Contributions
Funding
Institutional Review Board Statement
Informed Consent Statement
Data Availability Statement
Acknowledgments
Conflicts of Interest
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Solvent | - | DCM | THF | PhCN | DMF | DMSO |
Electrocatalyst | Electrolyte | ηOER (V) at i = 10 mA/cm2 | OER Tafel Slope (V/dec) | ηHER (V) at i = −10 mA/cm2 | HER Tafel Slope (V/dec) | Ref. |
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Ultrasmall Ru@RuO2 heterostructures | 1 M PBS | 0.263 | ~0.088 | 0.043 | ~0.05 | [68] |
Hydroxylated POM with Cu(II)- and Cu(I)-Aqua Complex/glassy carbon | 0.1 M KCl | ~0.418 a | ~0.356 | ~0.443 b | ~0.314 | [69] |
Co4N nanodots anchored to N-doped C framework | 1 M PBS | 0.115 | ~0.041 | 0.076 | ~0.04 | [70] |
Ru-modified cobalt boride hybrid catalyst/Ni foil | 0.5 M PBS | 0.28 | ~0.113 | 0.056 | ~0.046 | [71] |
Cr-doped WSe2/graphene heterojunction | 1 M PBS | 0.52 | 0.113 | 0.19 | 0.104 | [72] |
CoP@CoOOH core–shell heterojunction on C paper | 1 M PBS | 0.318 | ~0.127 | 0.089 | ~0.064 | [73] |
NiRu nanoparticles encapsulated into N-doped C | 1 M PBS | 0.316 | 0.089 | 0.08 | 0.079 | [74] |
Cu2-xSe@(Co,Cu)Se2 core–shell structure | 1 M PBS | 0.396 | 0.102 | 0.106 | 0.081 | [75] |
Co9S8/Ni3S2/NF | 1 M PBS | 0.495 | 0.226 | 0.33 | 0.082 | [76] |
CoO domains on CoSe2 nanobelts/Ti mesh | 0.5 M PBS | 0.51 | 0.198 | 0.337 | 0.131 | [77] |
Fe10Co40Ni40P | 1 M PBS | 0.466 | 0.246 | 0.3 | 0.132 | [78] |
Porphvlar-based ink on carbon paper | 1 M PBS | 0.67 c | 0.485 | ~0.77 d | 0.227 | [26] |
GCB-PZn | 0.1 M KCl | 0.78 0.47 c | 0.39 | 1.02 1.00 d | 0.249 | This work |
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Taranu, B.-O.; Rus, F.S.; Fagadar-Cosma, E. A3B Zn(II)-Porphyrin-Coated Carbon Electrodes Obtained Using Different Procedures and Tested for Water Electrolysis. Coatings 2024, 14, 1048. https://doi.org/10.3390/coatings14081048
Taranu B-O, Rus FS, Fagadar-Cosma E. A3B Zn(II)-Porphyrin-Coated Carbon Electrodes Obtained Using Different Procedures and Tested for Water Electrolysis. Coatings. 2024; 14(8):1048. https://doi.org/10.3390/coatings14081048
Chicago/Turabian StyleTaranu, Bogdan-Ovidiu, Florina Stefania Rus, and Eugenia Fagadar-Cosma. 2024. "A3B Zn(II)-Porphyrin-Coated Carbon Electrodes Obtained Using Different Procedures and Tested for Water Electrolysis" Coatings 14, no. 8: 1048. https://doi.org/10.3390/coatings14081048