• 文献标题:   A Facile Synthesis of Nitrogen/Sulfur Co-Doped Graphene for the Oxygen Reduction Reaction
  • 文献类型:   Article
  • 作  者:   PAN FP, DUAN YX, ZHANG XK, ZHANG JY
  • 作者关键词:   cysteine, electrocatalysi, graphene, oxygen reduction, sodium chloride
  • 出版物名称:   CHEMCATCHEM
  • ISSN:   1867-3880 EI 1867-3899
  • 通讯作者地址:   Chinese Acad Sci
  • 被引频次:   28
  • DOI:   10.1002/cctc.201500893
  • 出版年:   2016

▎ 摘  要

The design and fabrication of oxygen reduction reaction (ORR) electrocatalysts with high performance at low cost remains a big challenge but is crucial for the commercialization of fuel cells. Here, we report a simple and economical method for the direct mass production of nitrogen/sulfur co-doped graphene (NS-G) by using cysteine as single precursor and self-assembled NaCl as a structure-directing template through the solid-phase pyrolysis method. The resultant NS-G possesses a high specific surface area of 435.13 m(2)g(-1), effective N (1.85 at%) and S (0.99 at%) dual doping and enhanced conductivity, which contribute largely to the exposure of highly active sites and to the promotion of electron transport in the ORR process. Accordingly, the NS-G exhibits excellent ORR performance with a positive half-wave potential of 0.768 V (versus reversible hydrogen electrode), four-electron pathway, low Tafel slope of 60 mVdec(-1), and high stability in alkaline medium. These merits make NS-G a promising alternative to costly Pt for ORR.