Journal
JOURNAL OF POWER SOURCES
Volume 558, Issue -, Pages -Publisher
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DOI: 10.1016/j.jpowsour.2022.232613
Keywords
Two-dimensional biphenylene; Single-atom catalysts; B; N-doping; Oxygen reduction reaction
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This study demonstrates that two-dimensional biphenylene (BPN) doped with B/N can serve as metal-free single-atom catalysts with comparable performance to noble metal catalysts. The B/N doping effectively modulates charge distribution, enhances electron transfer, and improves catalytic activity for oxygen reduction reaction (ORR).
The oxygen reduction reaction (ORR) is the key bottleneck in the performance of fuel cells. The rational design of efficient and inexpensive ORR electrocatalysts is a common goal for the large-scale application of fuel cells. Herein, by means of density functional theory calculations, we demonstrate that two-dimensional (2D) biphenylene (BPN) with doping B/N are metal-free single-atom catalyst candidates with the overpotentials comparable to those noble metal benchmark catalysts. The B/N doping effectively modulates the charge distribution in BPN sheets, promotes the electron transfer between doped BPN and the oxygen-containing intermediates, which results in enhancing their binding strength, and facilitating their electrochemical ORR catalytic activity. This work not only provides metal-free single-atom catalysts for ORR, but also promotes BPN nanomaterials for single-atom catalysts development and practical applications.
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