• 文献标题:   Ultranarrow Graphene Nanoribbons toward Oxygen Reduction and Evolution Reactions
  • 文献类型:   Article
  • 作  者:   ZHANG J, SUN YM, ZHU JW, GAO ZH, LI SZ, MU SC, HUANG YH
  • 作者关键词:   graphene, graphene nanoribbon, oxygen evolution reaction, oxygen reduction reaction
  • 出版物名称:   ADVANCED SCIENCE
  • ISSN:   2198-3844
  • 通讯作者地址:   Huazhong Univ Sci Technol
  • 被引频次:   8
  • DOI:   10.1002/advs.201801375
  • 出版年:   2018

▎ 摘  要

Identification of catalytic sites for oxygen reduction and evolution reactions (ORR/OER) is critical to rationally develop highly efficient bifunctional carbon-based metal-free electrocatalyst. Here, a unique defect-rich N-doped ultranarrow graphene nanoribbon with a high aspect ratio that exhibits excellent ORR/OER bifunctional activities and impressive long-term cycling stability in Zn-air batteries is successfully fabricated. Density functional theory calculations indicates that the topological defects (e.g., pentagons and heptagons) cooperated with pyridinic-N dopants on the edges are more favorable to electrocatalytic activity toward ORR and OER. This work provides a new design principle for carbon-based electrocatalytic nanomaterials.