Journal
CARBON
Volume 156, Issue -, Pages 31-37Publisher
PERGAMON-ELSEVIER SCIENCE LTD
DOI: 10.1016/j.carbon.2019.09.025
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Funding
- National Basic Research Program of China [2014CB931704]
- Instrument Developing Project of the Chinese Academy of Sciences [YZ201627]
- National Natural Science Foundation of China (NSFC) [51571186, 11504375, 11674321, 11604320]
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Developing non-precious metal catalysts with high performance is highly desirable for oxygen reduction reaction (ORR). Here, we present the formation of graphene-supported Co-based nanoparticles (NPs) encapsulated in nitrogen-doped graphitic layers (Co@NC/rGO) for ORR application. Such composite electrocatalyst display activity with an onset potential of 0.98 V and a half-wave potential of 0.86 V in alkaline media, which is close to commercially used Pt/C electrocatalyst. Besides, the stability and methanol tolerant property is much better than that of Pt/C. A Zn-air battery made from Co@NC/rGO cathode catalyst show peak power density of 42.1 mW cm(-2) at 83.1 mA cm(-2), as well as superior longterm stability after 20 h at 10 mA cm(-2) and 20 mAcm(-2). Above experimental evidences promise such non-precious composite could be appropriate candidate to replace commercial Pt/C catalyst. (C) 2019 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
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