• 文献标题:   Sulfur-Doped Graphene as an Efficient Metal-free Cathode Catalyst for Oxygen Reduction
  • 文献类型:   Article
  • 作  者:   YANG Z, YAO Z, LI GF, FANG GY, NIE HG, LIU Z, ZHOU XM, CHEN X, HUANG SM
  • 作者关键词:   sulfurdoped graphene, nonpreciousmetal catalyst, fuel cell, oxygen reduction reaction
  • 出版物名称:   ACS NANO
  • ISSN:   1936-0851 EI 1936-086X
  • 通讯作者地址:   Wenzhou Univ
  • 被引频次:   1098
  • DOI:   10.1021/nn203393d
  • 出版年:   2012

▎ 摘  要

Tailoring the electronic arrangement of graphene by doping is a practical strategy for producing significantly improved materials for the oxygen-reduction reaction (ORR) in fuel cells (FCs). Recent studies have proven that the carbon materials doped with the elements, which have the larger (N) or smaller (P, B) electronegative atoms than carbon such as N-doped carbon nanotubes (CNTs), P-doped graphite layers and B-doped CNTs, have also shown pronounced catalytic activity. Herein, we find that the graphenes doped with the elements, which have the similar electronegativity with carbon such as sulfur and selenium, can also exhibit better catalytic activity than the commercial Pt/C in alkaline media, indicating that these doped graphenes hold great potential far a substitute for Pt-based catalysts in FCs. The experimental results are believed to be significant because they not only give further insight Into the ORR mechanism of these metal-free doped carbon materials, but also open a way to fabricate other new low-cost NPMCs with high electrocatalytic activity by a simple, economical, and scalable approach for real FC applications.