Precisely Tuning the Number of Fe Atoms in Clusters on N-Doped Carbon toward Acidic Oxygen Reduction Reaction
By Wei Ye, Shuangming Chen, Yue Lin, Li Yang, Sijia Chen, Xusheng Zheng, Z. Qi, Chengming Wang, R. Long, Meng Chen and 5 more. Chem, 2019
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Summary Atomically dispersed transition metals anchored on N-doped carbon are identified as a class of promising candidates alternatively to Pt-based catalysts for oxygen reduction reaction but still restricted by the low activity and durability in acidic media. Herein, we report a new strategy for precisely tuning the number of Fe atoms in clusters anchored on N-doped carbon. Such a tunability offers the capabilities of altering O2 adsorption from superoxo-like to peroxo-like configuration as well as tailoring N species in carbon matrix during pyrolytic catalyst synthesis. As a result, Fe2 clusters on N-doped carbon display excellent acidic ORR activity with a half-wave potential of 0.78 V versus reversible hydrogen electrode (RHE) as well as remarkable durability with only a −20 mV shift after 20,000 cycles in 0.5 M H2SO4 solution. This work provides insights into non-noble-metal electrocatalyst design at the atomic level from the angle of both active sites and catalyst supports.
Subfields: Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment
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