scholarly journals Metallosupramolecular Polymer Precursor Design for Multi-Element Co-Doped Carbon Shells with Improved Oxygen Reduction Reaction Catalytic Activity

Catalysts ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 9 (1) ◽  
pp. 102 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yuzhe Wu ◽  
Yuntong Li ◽  
Jie Mao ◽  
Haiyang Wu ◽  
Tong Wu ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Catalytic Activity ◽  
Oxygen Reduction Reaction ◽  
Oxygen Reduction ◽  
Carbon Materials ◽  
Hollow Spheres ◽  
Kirkendall Effect ◽  
Reduction Reaction ◽  
Research Activity ◽  
Hydrogen Electrode ◽  
Co Doped

Heteroatom-doped carbon materials have been extensively studied in the field of electrochemical catalysis to solve the challenges of energy shortage. In particular, there is vigorous research activity in the design of multi-element co-doped carbon materials for the improvement of electrochemical performance. Herein, we developed a supramolecular approach to construct metallosupramolecular polymer hollow spheres, which could be used as precursors for the generation of carbon shells co-doped with B, N, F and Fe elements. The metallosupramolecular polymer hollow spheres were fabricated through a simple route based on the Kirkendall effect. The in situ reaction between the boronate polymer spheres and Fe3+ could easily control the component and shell thickness of the precursors. The as-prepared multi-element co-doped carbon shells showed excellent catalytic activity in an oxygen reduction reaction, with onset potential (Eonset) 0.91 V and half-wave (Ehalf-wave) 0.82 V vs reversible hydrogen electrode (RHE). The fluorine element in the carbon matrix was important for the improvement of oxygen reduction reaction (ORR) activity performance through designing the control experiment. This supramolecular approach may afford a new route to explore good activity and a low-cost catalyst for ORR.

N and S Co-doped Ordered Mesoporous Carbon: An Efficient Electrocatalyst for Oxygen Reduction Reaction in Microbial Fuel Cells

2020 ◽  
Vol 16 (4) ◽  
pp. 625-638
Author(s):  
Leila Samiee ◽  
Sedigheh Sadegh Hassani
Keyword(s):  
Oxygen Reduction Reaction ◽  
Oxygen Reduction ◽  
Microbial Fuel Cells ◽  
Carbon Materials ◽  
Reduction Reaction ◽  
Carbon Substrate ◽  
Promising Candidate ◽  
X Ray ◽  
Carbon Framework ◽  
Co Doped

Background: Porous carbon materials are promising candidate supports for various applications. In a number of these applications, doping of the carbon framework with heteroatoms provides a facile route to readily tune the carbon properties. The oxygen reduction reaction (ORR), where the reaction can be catalyzed without precious metals is one of the common applications for the heteroatom-doped carbons. Therefore, heteroatom doped catalysts might have a promising potential as a cathode in Microbial fuel cells (MFCs). MFCs have a good potential to produce electricity from biological oxidization of wastes at the anode and chemical reduction at the cathode. To the best of our knowledge, no studies have been yet reported on utilizing Sulfur trioxide pyridine (STP) and CMK-3 for the preparation of (N and S) doped ordered porous carbon materials. The presence of highly ordered mesostructured and the synergistic effect of N and S atoms with specific structures enhance the oxygen adsorption due to improving the electrocatalytic activity. So the optimal catalyst, with significant stability and excellent tolerance of methanol crossover can be a promising candidate for even other storage and conversion devices. Methods: The physico-chemical properties of the prepared samples were determined by Small Angle X-ray Diffraction (SAXRD), N2 sorption-desorption, Transmission Electron Microscopy (TEM), Field Emission Scanning Electron Microscopy (FESEM) and X-ray Photoelectron Spectroscopy (XPS). The prepared samples were further applied for oxygen reduction reaction (ORR) and the optimal cathode was tested with the Microbial Fuel Cell (MFC) system. Furthermore, according to structural analysis, The HRTEM, and SAXRD results confirmed the formation of well-ordered hexagonal (p6mm) arrays of mesopores in the direction of (100). The EDS and XPS approved that N and S were successfully doped into the CMK-3 carbon framework. Results: Among all the studied CMK-3 based catalysts, the catalyst prepared by STP precursor and pyrolysis at 900°C exhibited the highest ORR activity with the onset potential of 1.02 V vs. RHE and 4 electron transfer number per oxygen molecule in 0.1 M KOH. The high catalyst durability and fuel-crossover tolerance led to stable performance of the optimal cathode after 5000 s operation, while the Pt/C cathode-based was considerably degraded. Finally, the MFC system with the optimal cathode displayed 43.9 mW·m-2 peak power density showing even reasonable performance in comparison to a Pt/C 20 wt.%.cathode. Conclusions: The results revealed that the synergistic effect of nitrogen and sulfur co-doped on the carbon substrate structure leads to improvement in catalytic activity. Also, it was clearly observed that the porous structure and order level of the carbon substrate could considerably change the ORR performance.

Metal-free ovalbumin-derived N-S-co-doped nanoporous carbon materials as efficient electrocatalysts for oxygen reduction reaction

2019 ◽  
Vol 467-468 ◽  
pp. 75-83 ◽  
Author(s):  
André L. Cazetta ◽  
Lucas Spessato ◽  
Karen C. Bedin ◽  
Isis P.F.A. Souza ◽  
Rafael A. Araújo ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Oxygen Reduction Reaction ◽  
Oxygen Reduction ◽  
Carbon Materials ◽  
Nanoporous Carbon ◽  
Reduction Reaction ◽  
Metal Free ◽  
Nanoporous Carbon Materials ◽  
Co Doped

scholarly journals Effect of Pyrolysis Conditions on the Performance of Co–Doped MOF–Derived Carbon Catalysts for Oxygen Reduction Reaction

Catalysts ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 11 (10) ◽  
pp. 1163
Author(s):  
Ning Cui ◽  
Kexiao Bi ◽  
Wei Sun ◽  
Qianqian Wu ◽  
Yinan Li ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Catalytic Activity ◽  
Oxygen Reduction Reaction ◽  
Oxygen Reduction ◽  
Heating Rate ◽  
Reduction Reaction ◽  
Half Wave ◽  
Step Heating ◽  
The Stability ◽  
Carbon Catalysts ◽  
Co Doped

MOF–derived porous carbon is a type of promising catalyst to replace expensive Pt–based catalysts for oxygen reduction reaction (ORR). The catalytic activity for ORR depends closely on pyrolysis conditions. In this work, a Co–doped ZIF–8 material was chosen as a research object. The effect of pyrolysis conditions (temperature, heating rate, two–step heating) on the ORR performance of ZIF–derived carbon catalysts was systematically studied. The Co–ZIF–8 catalyst carbonized at 900 °C exhibits better ORR catalytic activity than that carbonized at 800 °C and 1000 °C. Moreover, a low heating rate can enhance catalytic activity. Two–step pyrolysis is proven to be an effective way to improve the performance of catalysts. Reducing the heating rate in the low–temperature stage is more beneficial to the ORR performance, compared to the heating rate in the high–temperature stage. The results show that the Co–ZIF–8 catalyst exhibits the best performance when the precursor was heated to 350 °C at 2 °C/min, and then heated to 900 °C at 5 °C/min. The optimum Co–ZIF–8 catalyst shows a half–wave potential of 0.82 V and a current density of 5.2 mA·cm−2 in 0.1 M KOH solution. It also exhibits high content of defects and good graphitization. TEM mapping shows that Co and N atoms are highly dispersed in the polyhedral carbon skeleton. However, two–step pyrolysis has no significant effect on the stability of the catalyst.

A nitrogen and boron co-doped metal-free carbon electrocatalyst for an efficient oxygen reduction reaction

2018 ◽  
Vol 5 (11) ◽  
pp. 2985-2991 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yunjie Zhou ◽  
Yue Sun ◽  
Huibo Wang ◽  
Cheng Zhu ◽  
Jin Gao ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Catalytic Activity ◽  
Oxygen Reduction Reaction ◽  
Oxygen Reduction ◽  
Carbon Material ◽  
Reduction Reaction ◽  
Free Carbon ◽  
Metal Free ◽  
Co Doped

A N, B co-doped carbon material exhibits excellent catalytic activity for an oxygen reduction reaction.

One-step synthesis of cobalt and nitrogen co-doped carbon nanotubes and their catalytic activity for the oxygen reduction reaction

2015 ◽  
Vol 3 (24) ◽  
pp. 12718-12722 ◽  
Author(s):  
Shaofang Fu ◽  
Chengzhou Zhu ◽  
He Li ◽  
Dan Du ◽  
Yuehe Lin
Keyword(s):  
Carbon Nanotubes ◽  
Catalytic Activity ◽  
Oxygen Reduction Reaction ◽  
Oxygen Reduction ◽  
Reduction Reaction ◽  
One Step ◽  
Co Doped

One-step synthesis of cobalt and nitrogen co-doped carbon nanotubes and their catalytic activity for the oxygen reduction reaction.

scholarly journals Rh particles in N-doped porous carbon materials derived from ZIF-8 as an efficient bifunctional electrocatalyst for the ORR and HER

RSC Advances ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 11 (23) ◽  
pp. 13906-13911
Author(s):  
Can Sun ◽  
Xinde Duan ◽  
Jiajun Song ◽  
Mengxian Zhang ◽  
Yachao Jin ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Catalytic Activity ◽  
Oxygen Reduction Reaction ◽  
Oxygen Reduction ◽  
Hydrogen Evolution ◽  
Hydrogen Evolution Reaction ◽  
Porous Carbon ◽  
Carbon Materials ◽  
Reduction Reaction ◽  
Bifunctional Electrocatalyst ◽  
Porous Carbon Materials

ZIF-derived RhNC-900 bifunctional electrocatalysts for the oxygen reduction reaction and hydrogen evolution reaction have been prepared via a simple and scalable method, exhibiting excellent catalytic activity and promising performance.

Atomically dispersed Mn-N4 electrocatalyst with high oxygen reduction reaction catalytic activity from metal organic framework ZIF-8 by minimal water assisted mechanochemical synthesis

2022 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ziyan Kong ◽  
Tao Liu ◽  
Kun Hou ◽  
Lunhui Guan
Keyword(s):  
Catalytic Activity ◽  
Oxygen Reduction Reaction ◽  
Oxygen Reduction ◽  
Mechanochemical Synthesis ◽  
Precious Metal ◽  
Metal Organic Framework ◽  
Reduction Reaction ◽  
Environmentally Benign ◽  
Metal Organic ◽  
Co Doped

Developing efficient and stable non-precious metal (NPM) oxygen reduction reaction (ORR) catalyst in an environmentally benign and economically affordable way is highly desired but remains challenging. Manganese and nitrogen co-doped...

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