Journal
JOURNAL OF COLLOID AND INTERFACE SCIENCE
Volume 514, Issue -, Pages 108-116Publisher
ACADEMIC PRESS INC ELSEVIER SCIENCE
DOI: 10.1016/j.jcis.2017.12.012
Keywords
N, S and B encased Fe; Carbon materials; Electrocatalyst; Oxygen reduction reaction
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- Fundamental Research Funds for the Central Universities [DUT16ZD102, DUT14RC(3) 078]
- Doctoral Startup Foundation of Liaoning Province [201601043]
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Exploring cost-effective, high-performance and durable non-precious metal catalysts is of great significance for the acceleration of sluggish oxygen reduction reaction (ORR). Here, we report an intriguing heteroatom-doped graphitized carbon encased Fe species composite by introducing N, S and B sequentially. The experimental approach was designed ingeniously for that the FeCl3 center dot 6H(2)O could catalyze thiourea to synthesize N, S co-doped carbon materials which would further react with H3BO3 and NH3 (emerged at the heat-treatment process) to prepare N, S and B co-doped carbon materials (Fe-N/S/B-C). The Fe-N/S/B-C exhibits an impressive ORR activity for its half-wave potential of -0.1 V, which is 36 mV or 19 mV higher than that of the corresponding single or dual doped counterparts (Fe-N-C or Fe-N/S-C) and 31 mV positive than that of Pt/C catalyst, respectively. Further chronoamperometric measurement and accelerated aging test confirm the excellent electrochemical durability of Fe-N/S/B-C with the stable core-shell structure. The remarkable ORR performance and facile preparation method enable Fe-N/S/B-C as a potential candidate in electrochemical energy devices. (C) 2017 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.
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