• 文献标题:   Ultrafast Joule heating synthesis of hierarchically porous graphene-based Co-N-C single-atom monoliths
  • 文献类型:   Article
  • 作  者:   XING LL, LIU R, GONG ZC, LIU JJ, LIU JB, GONG HS, HUANG K, FEI HL
  • 作者关键词:   joule heating, single atom catalyst, hierarchically porous structure, selfsupporting film, hydrogen evolution reaction
  • 出版物名称:   NANO RESEARCH
  • ISSN:   1998-0124 EI 1998-0000
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  • 被引频次:   12
  • DOI:   10.1007/s12274-021-4046-z EA DEC 2021
  • 出版年:   2022

▎ 摘  要

Herein, we develop a transient heating-quenching strategy triggered by Joule heating for the synthesis of single-atom cobalt- and nitrogen-doped graphene materials with three-dimensional porous monolithic architecture (denoted as CoNG-JH). The ultrafast Joule heating procedure simultaneously enables the reduction of graphene oxide and the incorporation of metal and nitrogen atoms into the graphene matrix within 2-second period. Meanwhile, the transient quenching avoids the extended heating-induced atom aggregation, ensuring the rapid and stable dispersion of atomic-scale CoNx active sites in graphene. Additionally, the interconnected macropores and nanopores formed by the self-assembly of graphene sheets facilitate the unimpeded ion and gas transport during the catalytic process. When used as an electrode for the hydrogen evolution reaction (HER), the fabricated freestanding CoNG-JH exhibits high catalytic activity and durability with a low overpotential of 106 mV at 10 mA.cm(-2) and a small Tafel slope of 66 mV.dec(-1) in 0.5 M H2SO4 electrolyte. The presented synthesis and design strategy open up a rapid and facile route for the manufacturing of single atom catalysts.