Abstract

The electrocatalytic properties of thin Co3O4 and NiCo2O4 films prepared on CdO-nonconductive glass by the method of chemical spray pyrolysis were investigated for oxygen evolution in varying KOH concentrations. The Tafel slopes were close to (2.3RT/F) V per decade for both oxides. The reaction order with respect to [OH−] was found to be approximately 1.3. It was observed that Co3O4 is more active than NiCo2O4 towards oxygen evolution. A mechanism for oxygen evolution involving the electrochemical adsorption of OH− as a fast step and the electrochemical desorption of OH forming an intermediate H2O2 as the rate-determining step has been suggested.

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