• 文献标题:   Green synthesis of N, P-co doped porous reduced graphene oxide as an active metal-free electrocatalyst toward oxygen reduction reaction
  • 文献类型:   Article
  • 作  者:   CHENG C, LI Y, MAOUCHE C, LI B, ZHOU YZ, WANG S, CHENG XN, YANG J
  • 作者关键词:   metalfree electrocatalyst, porous graphene, n pco doping, oxygen reduction reaction
  • 出版物名称:   JOURNAL OF ELECTROANALYTICAL CHEMISTRY
  • ISSN:   1572-6657 EI 1873-2569
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  • 被引频次:   16
  • DOI:   10.1016/j.jelechem.2021.115058 EA FEB 2021
  • 出版年:   2021

▎ 摘  要

Developing high-efficient and price-friendly novel cathode catalysts to substitute commercial Pt/C catalyst is extremely vital for the future of fuel cells system, because the oxygen reduction reaction (ORR) is the cornerstone of diverse sustainable energy-conversion technologies. Metal-free heteroatom-doped carbons as ORR catalysts have attracted worldwide attentions. Herein, low-cost and easily available inorganic fertilizers are utilized as heteroatom precursors, successfully fabricating the N, P-co doped porous reduced graphene oxide (NP-PrGO) with the help of ascorbic acid, and the ORR performance of NP-PrGO samples at diverse pyrolysis temperatures are further studied in detail. The physical characterizations illustrate that all products exhibit loose and porous three-dimensional structures, large surface area, abundant defects and excellent electrocatalytic activity. Particularly, the optimal NP-PrGO-1100 (the pyrolysis temperature is 1100 degrees C) displays a great positive ORR onset potential (0.913 V vs. RHE) and half-wave potential (0.819 V vs. RHE), as well as a large current density at 0.2 V (vs. RHE, -5.48 mA cm(-2)). Furthermore, it also shows superb methanol tolerance and extraordinary electrochemical stability, which is better than that of Pt/C. The origin of enhanced ORR performance for NP-PrGO-1100 can be attributed to its porous structure, large surface area (202.02 m(2) g(-1)) and highest amount of active N species (pyridinic N and graphitic N, 82%). These glorious properties make the NP-PrGO-1100 a promising metal-free ORR catalyst for replacing Pt/C in fuel cells.