• 文献标题:   Carbon-nitrogen/graphene composite as metal-free electrocatalyst for the oxygen reduction reaction
  • 文献类型:   Article
  • 作  者:   MA YW, ZHANG LR, LI JJ, NI HT, LI M, ZHANG JL, FENG XM, FAN QL, HU Z, HUANG W
  • 作者关键词:   graphene, graphene oxide, carbon nitride, metalfree electrocatalyst, oxygen reduction reaction
  • 出版物名称:   CHINESE SCIENCE BULLETIN
  • ISSN:   1001-6538 EI 1861-9541
  • 通讯作者地址:   Nanjing Univ Posts Telecommun
  • 被引频次:   27
  • DOI:   10.1007/s11434-011-4730-6
  • 出版年:   2011

▎ 摘  要

Sheet-like carbon-nitrogen (CN (x) )/graphene composites with a high content of nitrogen (x a (c) 1/2 0.15) was prepared by the carbonization of polypyrrole (PPy)/reduced-graphene-oxide (rGO) composite at 600-800A degrees C. We used rGO instead of graphene oxide (GO) sheets as a template and a substrate to immobilize PPy since the PPy/GO composite agglomerates easily because of the dehydration of excess oxygen-containing groups on the GO sheets during the drying process. The dried PPy/rGO intermediate and its derived CN (x) /graphene products retain their high dispersion and loose-powder features. The as-prepared CN (x) /graphene composites have a total nitrogen content of about 10 at% and their nitrogen state is mainly of pyridinic and graphitic type. CN (x) /graphene composites exhibit excellent performance for the oxygen reduction reaction (ORR) in terms of electrocatalytic activity, stability and immunity towards methanol crossover and CO poisoning, suggesting their potential as metal-free electrocatalysts for the ORR.