期刊
CHEMISTRY-A EUROPEAN JOURNAL
卷 24, 期 69, 页码 18374-18384出版社
WILEY-V C H VERLAG GMBH
DOI: 10.1002/chem.201804610
关键词
electrocatalysis; interface reaction; non-precious metal catalysts; oxygen reduction reaction; triple-phase boundary
资金
- CSC (China Scholarship Council)
- EPSRC [EP/R021554/1]
The aqueous oxygen reduction reaction (ORR) has recently received increased attention due to its critical role in clean and sustainable energy-generation technologies, such as proton exchange membranes (PEM) fuel cells, alkaline fuel cells and Zn-air batteries. The sluggish kinetics associated with ORR result from multistep electron-transfer process. The slow kinetics are partially related to the O-2 adsorption process onto the catalyst, which happens at the triple-phase boundary (TPB) of the electrocatalyst-electrolyte-oxygen interface. Hence, tremendous efforts have been devoted to improving the intrinsic properties of electrocatalysts such as active sites, electrical conductivity and porosity. Engineering the electrocatalyst's interfacial properties is another critical issue in ORR, however less described in the literature. The surface of the catalyst provides the microenvironment for the triple boundary interface reaction, which directly influences its electrocatalytic activity and the kinetics. This Minireview is a summary of the existing literature on manipulating the interfacial surface of non-precious metal catalysts at the triple point between the solid catalyst, the aqueous electrolyte and the O-2 gas with the aim of improving the ORR efficiency. Various approaches towards improving the wettability and nanostructuring the catalyst surface to boost the activity of the surface-active sites and provide improved stability are discussed.
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