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RSC ADVANCES
Volume 6, Issue 69, Pages 64258-64265Publisher
ROYAL SOC CHEMISTRY
DOI: 10.1039/c6ra11352d
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- Research Grants Council of Hong Kong [ECS 639713]
- HKPFS
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The development of energy conversion and storage devices and the disposal of solid waste represent two major challenges for environmental sustainability. The development of many key sustainable energy technologies relies on fast oxygen reduction reaction (ORR) and oxygen evolution reaction (OER) kinetics. However, both reactions are sluggish. In the present work, we address these two issues synergistically by fabricating Fe2O3 wrapped in P and S dual-doped graphitized carbon (Fe2O3/P-S-CG) from soiled baby diapers, whose disposal and recycling are beneficial to the environment. Electrochemical tests revealed that Fe2O3/P-S-GC has a significant catalytic activity towards both the ORR and OER in 0.1 M KOH. In particular, the difference between the ORR potential at 3 mA cm(-2) and the OER potential at 10 mA cm(-2) is as small as similar to 0.86 V. This value is comparable to that of commercial precious metal-based catalysts. In addition, Fe2O3/P-S-GC exhibits a favorable catalytic durability, making it a promising bi-functional non-precious catalyst for the ORR and OER.
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