The invention relates to a preparation method and application of a Se defect induced Zn1-Co / CoSe2-x catalyst. The preparation method comprises the following steps: firstly, preparing Se-defective orthorhombic phase
cobalt selenide o-CoSe2-x
powder, weighing a certain amount of
zinc salt and o-CoSe2-x
powder, mixing, adding absolute ethyl
alcohol, stirring for 12 hours, standing for 12 hours,
drying to obtain Zn-doped CoSe2-x
powder, and
roasting the Zn-doped CoSe2-x powder in a
quartz boat and a
tube furnace to obtain the Zn-doped CoSe2-x-doped
cobalt selenide. According to the method, Zn monatomic atoms are anchored and formed on defect type CoSe2-x through simple hydrothermal, dipping and
roasting methods, and the Zn monatomic atoms and Co form relatively long-distance Zn-Co para-sites, so that an
electronic structure of active sites is modulated, the selectivity of a Co-based catalyst to a two-
electron oxygen reduction reaction under an acidic condition is improved, and the Co-based catalyst can be applied to the field of catalytic reduction. And the catalyst has high yield and excellent stability, and can solve the problems of high price, low efficiency and the like of a catalyst for producing
hydrogen peroxide under an acidic condition at present.