Issue 9, 2018

Porous Fe–N-codoped carbon microspheres: an efficient and durable electrocatalyst for oxygen reduction reaction

Abstract

Electrochemical oxygen reduction is a key process for many energy storage and conversion devices, and finding highly efficient, economical, and durable electrocatalysts to replace the Pt-based catalyst for the oxygen reduction reaction (ORR) is a critical obstacle. In this article, porous Fe–N-codoped materials are obtained by pyrolysis of a defined precursor of polydopamine-coated Fe3O4 as not only template but also nitrogen and iron source. In 0.1 M KOH, the as-prepared catalyst exhibited high ORR activity (onset potential of 0.949 V and half-wave potential of 0.836 V vs. RHE), with excellent electrochemical stability, durability and remarkable tolerance toward methanol. The successful synthesis of porous nanospheres provides a novel way to explore a series of mesoporous metal electrocatalysts for energy conversion.

Graphical abstract: Porous Fe–N-codoped carbon microspheres: an efficient and durable electrocatalyst for oxygen reduction reaction

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Article information

Article type
Research Article
Submitted
23 jun 2018
Accepted
20 jul 2018
First published
23 jul 2018

Inorg. Chem. Front., 2018,5, 2211-2217

Porous Fe–N-codoped carbon microspheres: an efficient and durable electrocatalyst for oxygen reduction reaction

X. Li, X. Sun, X. Ren, D. Wu, X. Kuang, H. Ma, T. Yan and Q. Wei, Inorg. Chem. Front., 2018, 5, 2211 DOI: 10.1039/C8QI00592C

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