• 文献标题:   Single-Step Hydrothermal Synthesis of N, S-Dual-Doped Graphene Networks as Metal-Free Efficient Electrocatalysts for Oxygen Reduction Reaction
  • 文献类型:   Article
  • 作  者:   LV Y, WANG XB, MEI T, LI JH, WANG JY
  • 作者关键词:   electrocatalyst, fuel cell, n sdoping, oxygen reduction reaction, reduced graphene oxide
  • 出版物名称:   CHEMISTRYSELECT
  • ISSN:   2365-6549
  • 通讯作者地址:   Hubei Univ
  • 被引频次:   1
  • DOI:   10.1002/slct.201800098
  • 出版年:   2018

▎ 摘  要

Doping of heteroatoms and radicals is an important method to improve catalytic performances of graphene. However, typical heteroatom-doped methods are mostly involved in gas phase deposition or high-temperature annealing under specific gases, and need exceptional equipment and complicated technology. In this work, we explore a low temperature, thrifty, and ordinary one-step hydrothermal approach to synthesize nitrogen-sulfur dual doped reduced graphene oxide (N, S-rGO) networks at low temperature, therein thiourea was used as both nitrogen (N) and sulfur (S) sources and a reducing agent to make graphene oxide (GO) reduced synchronously with N and S in situ doping into skeleton frame of GO. The synthesized N, S-rGO has large N and S proportions (2.1 at% and 3.54 at%, respectively), and high-grade sulfur-containing types (mainly-C-S-C-) and high relative percentage pyridinic-N (44.6%) and graphitic-N (33.9%). Many open edges and defects are attached on the surface of the N, S-rGO, and it is beneficial to improve the electrocatalytic activity of oxygen reduction reaction (ORR). Electrochemical tests show that the N, S-rGO has the outstanding electrical conductivity and predominant electrocatalytic activity for ORR. Its stability and methanol tolerance are greatly enhanced compared with commercial Pt/C catalyst. The low-temperature one-step method offers the probability for the preparation of N, S-rGO in electronic devices and applications in electrode materials of fuel cells.