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N-doped graphene/La0.4Sr0.6Co0.8Ni0.2O3 as an efficient electrocatalyst for oxygen electrode

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The perovskite oxide La0.4Sr0.6Co0.8Ni0.2O3 was prepared by sol–gel method and applied to the oxygen electrode. To further improve its catalytic activity, N-doped graphene (NG) was coupled with La0.4Sr0.6Co0.8Ni0.2O3. The samples were characterized structurally and morphologically using XRD, SEM, and FT-IR. The electrochemical test results showed that the current densities for oxygen evolution reaction (OER) and oxygen reduction reaction (ORR) catalyzed by the hybrid catalyst 10%NG (NG in total catalyst mass ratio of 10%) were 359 mA·cm−2 (0.9 V vs. Hg/HgO) and 393 mA·cm−2 (− 0.6 V vs. Hg/HgO), respectively. The excellent ORR/OER activity and stability of the hybrid catalyst can be attributed to the synergistic effect between La0.4Sr0.6Co0.8Ni0.2O3 and NG.

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This work is financially supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (52164026) and the Research funds of the Guangxi Key Laboratory of Electrochemical and Magneto-chemical Functional Materials (EMFM20211105).

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Wei, Ch., Liu, Jl., Huang, Hx. et al. N-doped graphene/La0.4Sr0.6Co0.8Ni0.2O3 as an efficient electrocatalyst for oxygen electrode. Ionics 29, 2427–2434 (2023). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11581-023-04988-y

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