• 文献标题:   Synthesis of nitrogen-doped graphene and its catalytic activity for the oxygen reduction reaction in fuel cells
  • 文献类型:   Article
  • 作  者:   MA GX, ZHAO JH, ZHENG JF, ZHU ZP
  • 作者关键词:   detonation, graphite oxide, nitrogendoped graphene, oxygen reduction
  • 出版物名称:   NEW CARBON MATERIALS
  • ISSN:   1007-8827 EI 1872-5805
  • 通讯作者地址:   Chinese Acad Sci
  • 被引频次:   6
  • DOI:  
  • 出版年:   2012

▎ 摘  要

Graphene was synthesized by the detonation-assisted reduction of graphite oxide (GO) prepared by the modified Hummers method. Nitrogen-doped reduced GO(N-RGO) was obtained through an in-situ nitrogen-doping during detonation. The morphology, elemental composition and structure of the N-RGO were characterized by TEM, SEM, IR, XPS, XRD and Raman spectroscopy. The catalytic activity of the N-RGO as a fuel cell electrode for the oxygen reduction reaction (ORR) was investigated by a rotating ring disk electrode technique. Results showed that the GO was exfoliated and reduced to few layer graphene by the detonation. The oxygen-containing species of GO were reduced and the C/O molar ratio was increased to 26.2, which is much higher than for RGO. Nitrogen, as high as 2.11 at%, was incorporated into the graphene structure. The diffusion-limited current for ORR increased from 0.24 mA for RGO to 0.49 mA for N-RGO, indicating a higher catalytic activity of N-RGO for ORR than that of RGO.