Issue 24, 2017

In situ Fe2N@N-doped porous carbon hybrids as superior catalysts for oxygen reduction reaction

Abstract

Developing efficient and economical noble-metal free catalysts for oxygen reduction reaction (ORR) is one of the essential factors for the industrialization of fuel cells. Recent studies on transition metal ORR catalysts have become the priority to practical low-temperature fuel cells. Herein, we proposed a novel in situ design, Fe2N nanoparticles (NPs) in an N doped porous carbon matrix (Fe2N@NPC) derived from metal organic frameworks (MOFs) as high-performance ORR catalysts. The decorated Fe2N NPs increase the amount of Fe–N/C bonding as catalytic site. Meanwhile, the coated NPC facilitates the mass transport of the reaction and improves the conductivity simultaneously. The catalyst exhibits an onset potential of −0.038 V, a half-wave potential of −0.175 V in 0.1 M KOH, and superior stabilities and methanol tolerance performances to commercial Pt/C catalysts. More importantly, the proposed in situ ‘two-step’ annealing route provides potential possibilities for producing other non-precious metal catalysts for ORR.

Graphical abstract: In situ Fe2N@N-doped porous carbon hybrids as superior catalysts for oxygen reduction reaction

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Article information

Article type
Communication
Submitted
10 Feb 2017
Accepted
05 Mar 2017
First published
10 Mar 2017

Nanoscale, 2017,9, 8102-8106

In situ Fe2N@N-doped porous carbon hybrids as superior catalysts for oxygen reduction reaction

X. Huang, Z. Yang, B. Dong, Y. Wang, T. Tang and Y. Hou, Nanoscale, 2017, 9, 8102 DOI: 10.1039/C7NR00988G

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