Hierarchical interconnected macro-/mesoporous Co-containing N-doped carbon for efficient oxygen reduction reactions

被引:60
作者
Jiang, Hongliang [1 ]
Su, Yunhe [1 ]
Zhu, Yihua [1 ]
Shen, Jianhua [1 ]
Yang, Xiaoling [1 ]
Feng, Qian [1 ]
Li, Chunzhong [1 ]
机构
[1] E China Univ Sci & Technol, Sch Mat Sci & Engn, Key Lab Ultrafine Mat, Minist Educ, Shanghai 200237, Peoples R China
基金
中国国家自然科学基金;
关键词
METAL-FREE ELECTROCATALYSTS; CATALYST-FREE SYNTHESIS; CHEMICAL-REDUCTION; FACILE SYNTHESIS; GRAPHITE OXIDE; GRAPHENE OXIDE; NANOPARTICLES; GROWTH; NANOTUBES; COMPOSITE;
D O I
10.1039/c3ta12493b
中图分类号
O64 [物理化学(理论化学)、化学物理学];
学科分类号
070304 ; 081704 ;
摘要
Three-dimensional (3D) hierarchical porous Co-containing N-doped carbon materials (HP-Co-CNs) have been successfully prepared for the first time by using cyanamide as a nitrogen source and poly(vinyl alcohol) (PVA) hydrogel-based composites as in situ templates. Remarkably, the resulting HP-Co-CNs possess controllable nitrogen content, high surface area, hierarchical interconnected macro-/mesoporous structure, and a certain amount of Co-N-x moieties which could act as active sites in the oxygen reduction reaction (ORR). In studying the application of HP-Co-CNs for the ORR, the HP-Co-CNs showed excellent electrocatalytic performance for a four-electron ORR, and longer-term stability and higher methanol tolerance then the commercial Pt/C electrocatalyst in alkaline medium, highlighting the importance of macropores for diffusion and a sufficient amount of active sites related to high specific surface area for improving the ORR performance.
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页码:12074 / 12081
页数:8
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