Water-Dispersible, Sulfonated Hyperbranched Poly(ether-ketone) Grafted Multiwalled Carbon Nanotubes as Oxygen Reduction Catalysts

被引:55
作者
Sohn, Gyung-Joo [1 ]
Choi, Hyun-Jung [1 ]
Jeon, In-Yup [1 ]
Chang, Dong Wook [1 ,2 ]
Dai, Liming [3 ]
Baek, Jong-Beom [1 ]
机构
[1] Ulsan Natl Inst Sci & Technol, Interdisciplinary Sch Green Energy, Low Dimens Carbon Mat Ctr, Ulsan 689798, South Korea
[2] Catholic Univ Daegu, Dept Chem Systemat Engn, Hayang 712702, Gyungbuk, South Korea
[3] Case Western Reserve Univ, Dept Macromol Sci & Engn, Cleveland, OH 44106 USA
基金
新加坡国家研究基金会;
关键词
water dispersible; multiwalled carbon nanotube; hyperbranched polymer; electrocatalyst; oxygen reduction reaction; ELECTRON-MICROSCOPY; FUNCTIONALIZATION; COMPOSITES; ENERGY; SONOCHEMISTRY; CHEMISTRY; GRAPHENE; ACIDS;
D O I
10.1021/nn301863d
中图分类号
O6 [化学];
学科分类号
0703 ;
摘要
To endorse sufficient water affinity to multiwalled carbon nanotubes (MWCNTs), dendritic hyperbranched poly(ether-ketone) (HPEK) was first covalently grafted to the surface of a MWCNT via a Friedel-Crafts acylation reaction. The resultant HPEK-grafted MWCNT (HPEK-g-MWCNT) was subsequently sulfonated in chlorosulfonic acid to produce sulfonated HPEK-g-MWCNT (SHPEK-g-MWCNT), which is dispersible well in water showing a zeta potential value of -57.8 mV. The SHPEK-g-MWCNT paper simply formed by filtration of aqueous dispersion has a sheet resistance as low as 63 Omega/sq. Its thin film shows a high electrocatalytic activity for oxygen reduction reaction (ORR). Thus, the newly produced water-dispersible MWCNT is a new class of high performance cathode material for ORR.
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页码:6345 / 6355
页数:11
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