• 文献标题:   Efficient approach to iron/nitrogen co-doped graphene materials as efficient electrochemical catalysts for the oxygen reduction reaction
  • 文献类型:   Article
  • 作  者:   DONG QQ, ZHUANG XD, LI Z, LI B, FANG B, YANG CZ, XIE HF, ZHANG F, FENG XL
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  • 出版物名称:   JOURNAL OF MATERIALS CHEMISTRY A
  • ISSN:   2050-7488 EI 2050-7496
  • 通讯作者地址:   E China Univ Sci Technol
  • 被引频次:   47
  • DOI:   10.1039/c5ta00556f
  • 出版年:   2015

▎ 摘  要

Cyclopentadienyliron (CpFe) groups have been successfully attached on the surface of reduced graphene oxide (rG) by a ligand-exchange reaction of ferrocene (Cp2Fe) and rG to produce CpFe-modified reduced graphene oxide (rGFeCp), which exhibits good processability in many organic solvents. In a similar one-pot reaction, graphite was efficiently exfoliated using Cp2Fe as the intercalator to form CpFe-attached freestanding graphene nanosheets (GFeCp, similar to 10 layers). Upon pyrolysis and ammonia activation, rGFeCp and GFeCp were converted to iron/nitrogen co-doped porous graphenes, namely, rGFe-800a and GFe800a, respectively. The obtained rGFe-800a exhibited good electrochemical performance for the oxygen reduction reaction (ORR) under alkaline conditions (0.1 M KOH) with a low half-wave potential at -0.29 V, a dominant four-electron transfer mechanism (n = 3.5 at -1.0 V), and a maximum diffusion-limiting current density of 4.86 mA cm(-2). In addition, rGFe-800a showed excellent methanol tolerance, superior to that of commercial 20% Pt/C. The effect of iron/nitrogen co-doping plays a key role in the good ORR activities of the as-prepared materials.