This study aims to compare the performance of oxide and oxynitride thin-film electrocatalysts in alkaline oxygen reduction reactions.
Fabricated cobalt and nickel thin films using reactive sputtering.
Evaluated the electrodes for alkaline oxygen reduction reaction efficiency.
Reactive sputtering effectively created controllable oxide and oxynitride electrodes.
The results indicate an upgrade in electrocatalytic performance for carbon nanotube-based cathodes.
Abstract
yield. These results highlight reactive sputtering as a controllable route to fabricate oxide/oxynitride ORR electrodes and to upgrade carbon nanotubes-based cathode materials.