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Polyelectrolyte-Functionalized Graphene as Metal-Free Electrocatalysts for Oxygen Reduction

Journal

ACS NANO
Volume 5, Issue 8, Pages 6202-6209

Publisher

AMER CHEMICAL SOC
DOI: 10.1021/nn200879h

Keywords

graphene; PDDA; oxygen reduction reaction; fuel cells; charge transfer

Funding

  1. NSF [CMMI-1000768, CMS-1047655]
  2. AFOSR [FA9550-09-1-0331, FA2386-10-1-4071, FA9550-10-1-0546]
  3. WCU
  4. Ministry of Education, Science and Technology in Korea through UNIST
  5. Directorate For Engineering
  6. Div Of Civil, Mechanical, & Manufact Inn [1047655] Funding Source: National Science Foundation
  7. Div Of Civil, Mechanical, & Manufact Inn
  8. Directorate For Engineering [1000768] Funding Source: National Science Foundation
  9. National Research Foundation of Korea [2010-00301, R31-2011-000-20012-0] Funding Source: Korea Institute of Science & Technology Information (KISTI), National Science & Technology Information Service (NTIS)

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Poly(diallyldimethylammonium chloride), PDDA, Was used as an electron acceptor for functionalizing graphene to impart electrocatalytic activity for the oxygen reduction reaction (ORR) In fuel cells. Raman and X-ray photoelectron spectroscopic measurements indicate the charge transfer from graphene to PDDA. The resultant graphene positively charged via intermolecular charge-transfer with PDDA was demonstrated to show remarkable electrocatalytic activity toward ORR with better fuel selectivity, tolerance to CO posing, and long-term stability than that of the commercially available Pt/C electrode. The observed ORR electrocatalytic activity Induced by the intermolecular charge-transfer provides a general approach to various carbon-based metal-free ORR catalysts for oxygen reduction.

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