• 文献标题:   Antimony-doped graphene nanoplatelets
  • 文献类型:   Article
  • 作  者:   JEON IY, CHOI M, CHOI HJ, JUNG SM, KIM MJ, SEO JM, BAE SY, YOO S, KIM G, JEONG HY, PARK N, BAEK JB
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  • 出版物名称:   NATURE COMMUNICATIONS
  • ISSN:   2041-1723
  • 通讯作者地址:   Ulsan Natl Inst Sci Technol
  • 被引频次:   45
  • DOI:   10.1038/ncomms8123
  • 出版年:   2015

▎ 摘  要

Heteroatom doping into the graphitic frameworks have been intensively studied for the development of metal-free electrocatalysts. However, the choice of heteroatoms is limited to non-metallic elements and heteroatom-doped graphitic materials do not satisfy commercial demands in terms of cost and stability. Here we realize doping semimetal antimony (Sb) at the edges of graphene nanoplatelets (GnPs) via a simple mechanochemical reaction between pristine graphite and solid Sb. The covalent bonding of the metalloid Sb with the graphitic carbon is visualized using atomic-resolution transmission electron microscopy. The Sb-doped GnPs display zero loss of electrocatalytic activity for oxygen reduction reaction even after 100,000 cycles. Density functional theory calculations indicate that the multiple oxidation states (Sb3+ and Sb5+) of Sb are responsible for the unusual electrochemical stability. Sb-doped GnPs may provide new insights and practical methods for designing stable carbon-based electrocatalysts.