• 文献标题:   A novel iron (II) polyphthalocyanine catalyst assembled on graphene with significantly enhanced performance for oxygen reduction reaction in alkaline medium
  • 文献类型:   Article
  • 作  者:   LIN L, LI M, JIANG LQ, LI YF, LIU DJ, HE XQ, CUI LL
  • 作者关键词:   polyphthalocyanine, graphene, pipi interaction, oxygen reduction reaction
  • 出版物名称:   JOURNAL OF POWER SOURCES
  • ISSN:   0378-7753 EI 1873-2755
  • 通讯作者地址:   Changchun Univ Sci Technol
  • 被引频次:   37
  • DOI:   10.1016/j.jpowsour.2014.06.062
  • 出版年:   2014

▎ 摘  要

To realize the large-scale commercial application of direct methanol fuel cells (DMFCs), the catalysts for oxygen reduction reaction (ORR) are the crucial obstacle. Here, an efficient non-noble-metal catalyst for ORR, denoted FePPc/PSS-Gr, has been obtained by anchoring p-phenyl-bis(3,4-dicyanophenyl) ether iron(II) polyphthalocyanine (FePPc) on poly(sodium-p-styrenesulfonate) (PSS) modified graphene (PSS-Gr) through a solvothermally assisted pi-pi assembling approach. The Ultraviolet-visible (UV-vis) spectroscopy, Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy (FTIR) and X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS) results reveal the pi-pi interaction between FePPc and PSS-Gr. The rotating disk electrode (RDE) and rotating ring disk electrode (RRDE) measurements show that the proposed catalyst possesses an excellent catalytic performance towards ORR comparable with the commercial Pt/C catalyst in alkaline medium, such as high onset potential (-0.08 V vs. SCE), half-wave potential (-0.19 V vs. SCE), better tolerance to methanol crossover, excellent stability (81.1%, retention after 10,000 s) and an efficient four-electron pathway. The enhanced electrocatalytic performance could be chiefly attributed to its large electrochemically accessible surface area, fast electron transfer rate of PSS-Gr, in particular, the synergistic effect between the FePPc moieties and the PSS-Gr sheets. (C) 2014 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.