• 文献标题:   Cole-pollen derived hierarchical porous carbon/graphene composites boosted by Zn and N doping for highly efficient oxygen reduction reaction
  • 文献类型:   Article
  • 作  者:   CAO XH, YANG ZC, CHEN Y, PU ZY, WANG KY, LIU D, LI YM
  • 作者关键词:   biomassbased carbon, oxygen reduction reaction, nitrogendoping, znn, porous carbon
  • 出版物名称:   JOURNAL OF POROUS MATERIALS
  • ISSN:   1380-2224 EI 1573-4854
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  • 被引频次:   1
  • DOI:   10.1007/s10934-022-01244-y EA APR 2022
  • 出版年:   2022

▎ 摘  要

The exploitation of highly sustainable, highly efficient catalysts toward oxygen reduction reaction to replace the precious Pt is a key issue for metal air batteries. In this report, sustainable pollen derived three-dimensional porous carbon/graphene composites with Zn and N doping are developed as non-precious catalyst toward oxygen reduction reaction. The prepared Zn and N doped porous carbon/graphene composites show a hierarchical porous structure, large specific area, and high N contents. As catalyst toward oxygen reduction reaction, the prepared sample with an optimized graphene content exhibits a half-wave potential similar to 0.90 V (versus reversible hydrogen electrode), and a limited current density of 5.5 mA cm(-2) in alkaline electrolytes. Meanwhile, it manifests remarkable electrochemical stability and superior tolerance to methanol poisoning. It is found that Zn, N doping and introduction of graphene are key factors for the improved oxygen electrocatalytic capability because active sites and conductivity are strengthened. Moreover, the prepared sample also shows a good oxygen reduction activity in acid electrolyte. Density functional theory calculations demonstrate that Zn-N-4 is the major and the most active site. On the basis of the excellent performance, the prepared composites with renewable biomass sources may have a good potential as a highly efficient and durable oxygen reduction electrocatalysts.