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An Advanced Catalytic action for the Hydrogen Evolution Reaction on RGO and ZnO nanoparticle composite

Sunayana Kashyap*, Raj Deep**

*Postgraduate, Department of Biotechnology, D.D.U. Gorakhpur University, Gorakhpur, Uttar Pradesh, India.

**B. Tech Graduate, Department of Mechanical Engineering, Cochin University of Science and Technology, Kochi, Kerala, India.

Periodicity:October - December'2018
DOI : https://doi.org/10.26634/jms.6.3.14861

Abstract

In this work, Zinc Oxide nanoparticle was developed over reduced graphene oxide sheets and cyclic voltammetry was performed with different nanomaterial composites fabricated over electrodes and their graphs were compared. There was an exceptional rise in current, which shows that the composite could be used to catalyse different reactions, which favour transfer of electrons like Hydrogen Reduction Reaction and Oxygen Reduction Reactions. The graphene oxide (GO) was synthesised by improved Hummers method and it was reduced fully by treating it with by L-Ascorbic acid. The composite of Zinc Oxide Nanoparticles and Reduced Graphene Oxide was synthesised and characterised using different characterization techniques.

Keywords

Reduced Graphite Oxide, Indium Tin Oxide, Zinc Oxide Nanoparticles, Cyclic Voltammetry.

How to Cite this Article?

Kashyap, S., and Deep, R. (2018). An Advanced Catalytic Action for the Hydrogen Evolution Reaction on RGO and ZnO Nanoparticle Composite. i-manager’s Journal on Material Science, 6(3), 28-33. https://doi.org/10.26634/jms.6.3.14861

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