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Kim S, Kato S, Ishizaki T, Li OL, Kang J. Transition Metal (Fe, Co, Ni) Nanoparticles on Selective Amino-N-Doped Carbon as High-Performance Oxygen Reduction Reaction Electrocatalyst. NANOMATERIALS (BASEL, SWITZERLAND) 2019; 9:E742. [PMID: 31091814 PMCID: PMC6566341 DOI: 10.3390/nano9050742] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/27/2019] [Revised: 05/08/2019] [Accepted: 05/09/2019] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
Abstract
Metal-air batteries are attracting increasing attention as a superior renewable energy conversion device due to their high performance and strong potential. However, the high cost and low stability of the current Pt catalyst is the main obstacle preventing wide industrial application. In this work, we applied a plasma process to fabricate aniline and a transition metals electrode (Fe, Co, Ni) as the carbon-nitrogen and the metal nanoparticle (NP) precursors, respectively, for selective metal/amino-N-doped carbon catalysts. All three as-synthesized catalysts exhibited dominant amino-N as the major C-N bonding state. In electrochemical testing, Co/amino-N-doped carbon showed positive E1/2 potential (0.83 V vs. Reversible Hydrogen Electrode (RHE)). In addition, the calculated electron transfer number (n) of Co/amino-N-doped carbon at 0.5 V vs. RHE was 3.81, which was only slightly less than that of commercial Pt/C (3.97). This superior performance of transition metal/amino-N-doped carbon promotes it as an economical oxygen reduction reaction (ORR) electrocatalyst to replace expensive Pt/C in metal-air batteries.
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- SeongHee Kim
- School of Materials Science and Engineering, Pusan National University, Busan 46241, Korea.
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, College of Engineering, Shibaura Institute of Technology, Tokyo 135-8548, Japan.
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, College of Engineering, Shibaura Institute of Technology, Tokyo 135-8548, Japan.
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- School of Materials Science and Engineering, Pusan National University, Busan 46241, Korea.
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- Division of Marine Engineering, Korea Maritime and Ocean University, Busan 606-791, Korea.
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Lin Z, Zhang H, Liang G, Jin Y, Zeng H, Li J, Chen J, Zhang W, Xie F, Jin Y, Meng H. FeOOH Nanocubes Anchored on Carbon Ribbons for Use in Li/O 2 Batteries. Chemistry 2019; 25:3112-3118. [PMID: 30618062 DOI: 10.1002/chem.201805551] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/05/2018] [Revised: 12/24/2018] [Indexed: 11/11/2022]
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A composite of FeOOH nanocubes anchored on carbon ribbons has been synthesized and used as a cathode material for Li/O2 batteries. Fe2+ ion-exchanged resin serves as a precursor for both FeOOH nanocubes and carbon ribbons, which are formed simultaneously. The as-prepared FeOOH cubes are proposed to have a core-shell structure, with FeOOH as the shell and Prussian blue as the core, based on information from XPS, TEM, and EDS mapping. As a cathode material for Li/O2 batteries, FeOOH delivers a specific capacity of 14816 mA h g-1 cathode with a cycling stability of 67 cycles over 400 h. The high performance is related to the low overpotential of the oxygen reduction/evolution reaction on FeOOH. The cube structure, the supporting carbon ribbons, and the -OOH moieties all contribute to the low overpotential. The discharge product Li2 O2 can be efficiently decomposed in the FeOOH cathode after a charging process, leading to higher cycling stability. Its high activity and stability make FeOOH a good candidate for use in non-aqueous Li/O2 batteries.
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- Zhipeng Lin
- Siyuan Laboratory, Guangzhou Key Laboratory of, Vacuum Coating Technologies and New Energy Materials, Guangdong Provincial Engineering Technology Research Center of, Vacuum Coating Technologies and New Energy Materials, Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Optical Fiber Sensing and Communications, Department of Physics, Jinan University, Guangzhou, Guangdong, 510632, P.R. China
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- Key Laboratory of Clean Chemical Technology, College of Chemical Engineering and Light Industry, Guangdong University of Technology, Guangzhou, 510006, P.R. China
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- Siyuan Laboratory, Guangzhou Key Laboratory of, Vacuum Coating Technologies and New Energy Materials, Guangdong Provincial Engineering Technology Research Center of, Vacuum Coating Technologies and New Energy Materials, Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Optical Fiber Sensing and Communications, Department of Physics, Jinan University, Guangzhou, Guangdong, 510632, P.R. China
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- Siyuan Laboratory, Guangzhou Key Laboratory of, Vacuum Coating Technologies and New Energy Materials, Guangdong Provincial Engineering Technology Research Center of, Vacuum Coating Technologies and New Energy Materials, Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Optical Fiber Sensing and Communications, Department of Physics, Jinan University, Guangzhou, Guangdong, 510632, P.R. China
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- Siyuan Laboratory, Guangzhou Key Laboratory of, Vacuum Coating Technologies and New Energy Materials, Guangdong Provincial Engineering Technology Research Center of, Vacuum Coating Technologies and New Energy Materials, Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Optical Fiber Sensing and Communications, Department of Physics, Jinan University, Guangzhou, Guangdong, 510632, P.R. China
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- Siyuan Laboratory, Guangzhou Key Laboratory of, Vacuum Coating Technologies and New Energy Materials, Guangdong Provincial Engineering Technology Research Center of, Vacuum Coating Technologies and New Energy Materials, Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Optical Fiber Sensing and Communications, Department of Physics, Jinan University, Guangzhou, Guangdong, 510632, P.R. China
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- Instrumental Analysis & Research Center, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, Guangdong, 510275, P.R. China
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- Instrumental Analysis & Research Center, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, Guangdong, 510275, P.R. China
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- Instrumental Analysis & Research Center, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, Guangdong, 510275, P.R. China
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- Siyuan Laboratory, Guangzhou Key Laboratory of, Vacuum Coating Technologies and New Energy Materials, Guangdong Provincial Engineering Technology Research Center of, Vacuum Coating Technologies and New Energy Materials, Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Optical Fiber Sensing and Communications, Department of Physics, Jinan University, Guangzhou, Guangdong, 510632, P.R. China
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- Siyuan Laboratory, Guangzhou Key Laboratory of, Vacuum Coating Technologies and New Energy Materials, Guangdong Provincial Engineering Technology Research Center of, Vacuum Coating Technologies and New Energy Materials, Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Optical Fiber Sensing and Communications, Department of Physics, Jinan University, Guangzhou, Guangdong, 510632, P.R. China
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Liu Y, Li S, Li X, Mao L, Liu F. Fe–N Co-doped Porous Carbon Derived from Ionic Liquids as an Efficient Electrocatalyst for the Oxygen Reduction Reaction. Ind Eng Chem Res 2018. [DOI: 10.1021/acs.iecr.8b03375] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/26/2023]
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- Yong Liu
- Henan Key Laboratory of Polyoxometalate Chemistry, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Henan University, Kaifeng, 475004, P. R. China
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- Henan Key Laboratory of Polyoxometalate Chemistry, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Henan University, Kaifeng, 475004, P. R. China
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- Henan Key Laboratory of Polyoxometalate Chemistry, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Henan University, Kaifeng, 475004, P. R. China
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- Henan Key Laboratory of Polyoxometalate Chemistry, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Henan University, Kaifeng, 475004, P. R. China
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- National Engineering Research Center of Chemical Fertilizer Catalyst (NERC−CFC), School of Chemical Engineering, Fuzhou University, Fuzhou, 350002, P. R. China
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