Probing the electro-catalytic ORR activity of cobalt-incorporated nitrogen-doped CNTs | |
Zhang, Xiaohua1,2; Lu, Ping1; Cui, Xiangzhi1; Chen, Lisong1; Zhang, Chen1,2; Li, Mengli1; Xu, Yingfeng1,2; Shi, Jianlin1 | |
刊名 | JOURNAL OF CATALYSIS |
2016-12-01 | |
卷号 | 344页码:455-464 |
关键词 | Oxygen reduction reaction Carbon nanotube EELS Co-N-x Nitrogen doped carbon |
英文摘要 | Catalysts for oxygen reduction reaction (ORR) are crucial for fuel cells. However, the rarity and poor durability of Pt-based catalysts have prohibited its commercialization. Herein, we report cobalt-incorporated nitrogen-doped CNT (Co-NCNT) as a Pt-free, efficient and low-cost catalyst for ORR, which is synthesized by the pyrolysis of melamine formaldehyde in which cobalt nitrate is homogeneously dispersed. The electro-catalyst exhibits reasonable activity for ORR in both acidic and alkaline media. Moreover, its activity remains almost unchanged in 1000 electrochemical cycles in both acidic and alkaline media due to the protection by dense graphite layers. More specifically, detailed electron energy loss spectroscopy investigations show that the doped nitrogen species tend to co-accumulate with cobalt at the arch areas of carbon nanotubes where catalytically active Co-N-x species are proposed to form. Combined with probe tests upon ligating, Co-N-x species enriched at the arches has found to be mainly responsible for the ORR activity in acidic medium, while in alkaline medium, nitrogen doped carbon species (N-C) of Co-NCNTs are proposed to serve as dominant active sites for ORR. The ratio of Co-N-x site density to N-C site density plays a significant role in determining ORR activity. (C) 2016 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved. |
WOS标题词 | Science & Technology ; Physical Sciences ; Technology |
类目[WOS] | Chemistry, Physical ; Engineering, Chemical |
研究领域[WOS] | Chemistry ; Engineering |
关键词[WOS] | OXYGEN-REDUCTION REACTION ; HIGH-PERFORMANCE ELECTROCATALYSTS ; CARBON NANOTUBE GROWTH ; FUEL-CELLS ; METAL ELECTROCATALYSTS ; IRON CARBIDE ; EFFICIENT ; GRAPHENE ; NANOPARTICLES ; CHEMISTRY |
收录类别 | SCI |
语种 | 英语 |
WOS记录号 | WOS:000390182800045 |
内容类型 | 期刊论文 |
源URL | [http://ir.sic.ac.cn/handle/331005/21925] |
专题 | 上海硅酸盐研究所_高性能陶瓷和超微结构国家重点实验室_期刊论文 |
作者单位 | 1.Chinese Acad Sci, Shanghai Inst Ceram, State Key Lab High Performance Ceram & Superfine, Shanghai 200050, Peoples R China 2.Univ Chinese Acad Sci, Beijing 100049, Peoples R China |
推荐引用方式 GB/T 7714 | Zhang, Xiaohua,Lu, Ping,Cui, Xiangzhi,et al. Probing the electro-catalytic ORR activity of cobalt-incorporated nitrogen-doped CNTs[J]. JOURNAL OF CATALYSIS,2016,344:455-464. |
APA | Zhang, Xiaohua.,Lu, Ping.,Cui, Xiangzhi.,Chen, Lisong.,Zhang, Chen.,...&Shi, Jianlin.(2016).Probing the electro-catalytic ORR activity of cobalt-incorporated nitrogen-doped CNTs.JOURNAL OF CATALYSIS,344,455-464. |
MLA | Zhang, Xiaohua,et al."Probing the electro-catalytic ORR activity of cobalt-incorporated nitrogen-doped CNTs".JOURNAL OF CATALYSIS 344(2016):455-464. |
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