• 文献标题:   Exploring the catalytic efficiency of X-doped (X=B, N, P) graphene in oxygen reduction reaction: Influence of solvent and border effects
  • 文献类型:   Article
  • 作  者:   AGUILARGALINDO F, OCON P, POYATO JML
  • 作者关键词:   density functional theory, dopedgraphene, fuelcell, natural bond orbital, oxygen reduction reaction
  • 出版物名称:   INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF QUANTUM CHEMISTRY
  • ISSN:   0020-7608 EI 1097-461X
  • 通讯作者地址:   Univ Autonoma Madrid
  • 被引频次:   1
  • DOI:   10.1002/qua.25579
  • 出版年:   2018

▎ 摘  要

X doped graphene surfaces, where X is a heteroatom, are interesting for electrocatalytic applications in fuel cell because active sites are generated on the surface. In this work, a new large size surface is proposed to allow several heteroatoms to be located in positions far from the edge of the graphene sheet. Dispersion terms were introduced in the calculations which are crucial in adsorption processes. Natural charges are analyzed to determine the most active sites. A four-electron transfer mechanism is assumed. The energies calculated for each step of the mechanism reveal that the P-doped or the B-doped surface are the ones that favors the oxygen reduction reaction the most, depending on the media.