• 文献标题:   Atomic Fe hetero-layered coordination between g-C3N4 and graphene nanomeshes enhances the ORR electrocatalytic performance of zinc-air batteries
  • 文献类型:   Article
  • 作  者:   WANG CW, ZHAO HF, WANG J, ZHAO Z, CHENG M, DUAN XY, ZHANG Q, WANG JY, WANG JZ
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  • 出版物名称:   JOURNAL OF MATERIALS CHEMISTRY A
  • ISSN:   2050-7488 EI 2050-7496
  • 通讯作者地址:   Chinese Acad Sci
  • 被引频次:   26
  • DOI:   10.1039/c8ta09722d
  • 出版年:   2019

▎ 摘  要

Hetero-layered iron-nitrogen coordination between g-C3N4 and graphene nanomeshes was developed for superior electrocatalytic activity in the oxygen reduction reaction. Compared with the performance of g-C3N4 or atomic Fe embedded in g-C3N4 in the oxygen reduction reaction, the current density at -0.5 V of the two-dimensional hetero-hybrid of atomic Fe, g-C3N4 and graphene was enhanced 13 times, and the half-wave potential of the hybrid positively shifted to 0.278 V. The hybrid exhibited superior electrocatalytic activity with a 20 mV more positive half-wave potential, higher current density, better methanol tolerance and longer-term stability compared to commercial Pt-C. This enhancement originated from mesh-on-mesh exposed inter-layer bridged Fe-N-4.1 coordination active sites between g-C3N4 and graphene, which favored a four-electron pathway accompanied by the improvement of the conductivity and mass transport. Superior performance, including a low charge-discharge voltage gap over 20 h of cyling, of the hybrid-based Zn-air battery was achieved. This strategy of the hetero-layered interfacial metal-nitrogen coordination between different 2D materials is a general approach to develop advanced electrocatalysts for sustainable energy applications.