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Bai J, Cheng L, Liu S, Lian Y, Deng Y, Zhou Q, Xiang M, Tang Y, Su Y. Construct N-doped carbon anchored CoFe alloy nanoparticles with high content graphitic-N for electrocatalytic oxygen reduction. J Colloid Interface Sci 2024; 653:1785-1791. [PMID: 37806907 DOI: 10.1016/j.jcis.2023.09.171] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/13/2023] [Revised: 09/19/2023] [Accepted: 09/27/2023] [Indexed: 10/10/2023]
Abstract
Oxygen reduction reaction (ORR) is an essential half-reaction in next-generation energy storage and conversion systems, such as metal-air batteries and fuel cells. However, its practical application is restricted by the slow intrinsic kinetics, and the high price and low storage of noble metal electrocatalysts. Herein, unique CoFe nanoparticles encapsulated in N-doped carbon (CoFe-NC-Z8-900) with high content graphite-N derived from CoFe-g-C3N4@ZIF-8 via stepwise pyrolysis is reported as effective ORR catalysts. The increase of graphitic nitrogen content can enhance both the electrical conductivity and the adsorption of oxygen-containing intermediates, resulting in improved catalytic performance. Fortunately, CoFe-NC-Z8-900 exhibits an exceptionally high half-wave potential (E1/2) of 0.914 V in a 0.1 M KOH solution. The excellent ORR electrocatalytic activity can be mainly attributed to the synergistic effect of the CoFe bimetal and the relatively high content of graphite-N. This study offers a unique method for creating powerful nitrogen-doped carbon coated metal nanoparticle electrocatalysts.
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- Jirong Bai
- School of Chemical Engineering and Materials, Changzhou Institute of Technology, Changzhou 213022, China; Jiangsu Key Laboratory of New Power Batteries, School of Chemistry and Materials Science, Nanjing Normal University, Nanjing 210023, China
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- School of Chemical Engineering and Materials, Changzhou Institute of Technology, Changzhou 213022, China
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- School of Chemical Engineering and Materials, Changzhou Institute of Technology, Changzhou 213022, China
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- School of Chemical Engineering and Materials, Changzhou Institute of Technology, Changzhou 213022, China.
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- School of Chemical Engineering and Materials, Changzhou Institute of Technology, Changzhou 213022, China
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- School of Chemical Engineering and Materials, Changzhou Institute of Technology, Changzhou 213022, China
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- School of Chemical Engineering and Materials, Changzhou Institute of Technology, Changzhou 213022, China.
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- Jiangsu Key Laboratory of New Power Batteries, School of Chemistry and Materials Science, Nanjing Normal University, Nanjing 210023, China
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- School of Chemistry, Xi'an Key Laboratory of Sustainable Energy Materials Chemistry, State Key Laboratory of Electrical Insulation and Power Equipment, Xi'an Jiaotong University, Xi'an 710049, Shanxi, China.
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Wang K, Wang L, Huang J, Chen Y, Liu X, Yang T, Wei G, Gao S. Structural design of FeCo alloy implanted into N,S co-doped carbon nanotubes via self-catalyzed growth for advanced liquid and flexible all-state-state Zn-air battery. NANOSCALE 2023; 15:18395-18406. [PMID: 37933493 DOI: 10.1039/d3nr04491b] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/08/2023]
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The introduction of transition bimetallic alloys can effectively improve oxygen reduction reaction (ORR) activity. However, the alloy particles are inclined to dissolve under harsher conditions, resulting in a serious decrease in catalytic activity and stability. Herein, an efficient ORR catalyst, FeCo alloy nanoparticles (NPs) encapsulated in N,S co-doped carbon nanotubes (FeCo10-NSCNTs), was developed through a self-catalyzed growth strategy. Due to the delicate structural design, the N,S co-doped structure can effectively improve the ORR performance by modulating the electronic properties and surface polarity of the carbon substrate, and the randomly connected carbon nanotube structure with large specific surface area can further enhance the adsorption and dissociation of gas molecules, accelerating the kinetics of gas participation in the reaction. Carbon-encapsulated FeCo alloys are beneficial for improving catalytic activity and durability. The FeCo10-NSCNTs displayed excellent ORR activity with a half-wave potential of E1/2 = 0.84 V and robust stability of 13 k cycles. More impressively, the assembled liquid-state Zn-air battery (ZAB) with FeCo10-NSCNTs as the air-electrode delivers an output power density of 146.68 mW cm-2 along with excellent operation durability. The assembled all-solid ZAB has good cyclic stability under 0-180° bending conditions. The synthesized N,S co-doping, carbon nanotubes and FeCo alloys provide important guidance for the construction of cheap non-noble metal-carbon hybrid nanomaterials.
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- Kun Wang
- School of Materials Science and Engineering, Henan Normal University, Xinxiang, Henan 453007, P.R. China.
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- School of Materials Science and Engineering, Henan Normal University, Xinxiang, Henan 453007, P.R. China.
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- School of Materials Science and Engineering, Henan Normal University, Xinxiang, Henan 453007, P.R. China.
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- School of Materials Science and Engineering, Henan Normal University, Xinxiang, Henan 453007, P.R. China.
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- School of Materials Science and Engineering, Henan Normal University, Xinxiang, Henan 453007, P.R. China.
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- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Henan Normal University, Xinxiang, 453007, P.R. China
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- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Henan Normal University, Xinxiang, 453007, P.R. China
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- School of Materials Science and Engineering, Henan Normal University, Xinxiang, Henan 453007, P.R. China.
- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Henan Normal University, Xinxiang, 453007, P.R. China
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Zhang J, Chen Y, Tian M, Yang T, Zhang F, Jia G, Liu X. Organic carboxylate-assisted engineering for fabricating Fe, N co-doped porous carbon interlinked carbon nanotubes towards boosting the oxygen reduction reaction for Zn-air batteries. CHINESE CHEM LETT 2022. [DOI: 10.1016/j.cclet.2022.107886] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/03/2022]
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Zhou D, Xue X, Luan Q, Zhang L, Li B, Wang X, Dong W, Wang G, Hou C. A unique Janus PdZn-Co@C catalyst for enhanced photocatalytic syngas production from CO2 and H2O. CHINESE CHEM LETT 2022. [DOI: 10.1016/j.cclet.2022.107798] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/03/2022]
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Chen L, Zhang Y, Jia J. Nitrogen-doped mesoporous carbon nanospheres loaded with cobalt nanoparticles for oxygen reduction and Zn-air batteries. CHINESE CHEM LETT 2022. [DOI: 10.1016/j.cclet.2022.107815] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/03/2022]
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Transition metal (TM) single atomic catalysts (MSAC-N-C) derived from doped zeolite imidazolate frameworks (ZIF-8) are considered attractive oxygen reduction reaction (ORR) catalysts for fuel cells and metal-air batteries due to their advantages of high specific surface area, more active catalytic sites, adjustable pore size, and coordination topology features. This review provides an updated overview of the latest advances of MSAC-N-C catalysts derived from ZIF-8 precursors in ORR electrocatalysis. Particularly, some key challenges, including coordination environments regulation of catalysis center in MSAC-N-C, the active sites loading optimization and synergistic effects between TM nanoclusters/nanoparticles and the single atoms on MSAC-N-C catalysis activity, as well as their adaptability in various devices, are summarized for improving future development and application of MSAC-N-C catalysts. In addition, this review puts forward future research directions, making it play a better role in ORR catalysis for fuel cells and metal air batteries.
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Song Y, Peng Y, Yao S, Zhang P, Wang Y, Gu J, Lu T, Zhang Z. Co-POM@MOF-derivatives with trace cobalt content for highly efficient oxygen reduction. CHINESE CHEM LETT 2022. [DOI: 10.1016/j.cclet.2021.08.045] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/01/2022]
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Li J, Zou S, Huang J, Wu X, Lu Y, Liu X, Song B, Dong D. Mn-N-P doped carbon spheres as an efficient oxygen reduction catalyst for high performance Zn-Air batteries. CHINESE CHEM LETT 2022. [DOI: 10.1016/j.cclet.2022.02.027] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/19/2022]
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Sun J, Jin J, Yang Y, Wang J, Guo J. Expanding the interlamellar spacing of biomass-derived hybrids with intercalated nanotubes for enhanced oxygen reduction reaction. NEW J CHEM 2022. [DOI: 10.1039/d1nj05907f] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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An efficient method has been designed for creating mesopores in electrocatalysts using in situ grown CNTs.
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- Junting Sun
- Key Laboratory of Novel Materials for Sensor of Zhejiang Province, Institute of Advanced Magnetic Materials, College of Materials & Environmental Engineering, Hangzhou Dianzi University, Xiasha Higher Education Zone, Hangzhou 310018, Zhejiang, People's Republic of China
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- Key Laboratory of Novel Materials for Sensor of Zhejiang Province, Institute of Advanced Magnetic Materials, College of Materials & Environmental Engineering, Hangzhou Dianzi University, Xiasha Higher Education Zone, Hangzhou 310018, Zhejiang, People's Republic of China
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- Key Laboratory of Novel Materials for Sensor of Zhejiang Province, Institute of Advanced Magnetic Materials, College of Materials & Environmental Engineering, Hangzhou Dianzi University, Xiasha Higher Education Zone, Hangzhou 310018, Zhejiang, People's Republic of China
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- Key Laboratory of Novel Materials for Sensor of Zhejiang Province, Institute of Advanced Magnetic Materials, College of Materials & Environmental Engineering, Hangzhou Dianzi University, Xiasha Higher Education Zone, Hangzhou 310018, Zhejiang, People's Republic of China
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- Key Laboratory of Novel Materials for Sensor of Zhejiang Province, Institute of Advanced Magnetic Materials, College of Materials & Environmental Engineering, Hangzhou Dianzi University, Xiasha Higher Education Zone, Hangzhou 310018, Zhejiang, People's Republic of China
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Zhao Y, Yuan H, Zhang X, Xue G, Tang J, Chen Y, Zhang X, Zhou W, Liu H. Laser-assisted synthesis of cobalt@N-doped carbon nanotubes decorated channels and pillars of wafer-sized silicon as highly efficient three-dimensional solar evaporator. CHINESE CHEM LETT 2021. [DOI: 10.1016/j.cclet.2021.02.056] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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