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CARBON
卷 109, 期 -, 页码 402-410出版社
PERGAMON-ELSEVIER SCIENCE LTD
DOI: 10.1016/j.carbon.2016.08.002
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资金
- National Natural Science Foundation of China [21675086, 21175114, 51572128]
- National Key Basic Research Program of China [2014CB931702]
- Qing Lan project of Jiangsu Province
- Fundamental Research Funds for the Central Universities [30915015101]
In this study, nitrogen-rich carbon dots decorated graphene oxide (N-Cdots/GO) hybrid, as a metal-free electrocatalyst for oxygen reduction reaction (ORR), is synthesized by a facile and low-cost hydrothermal treatment for the first time. Specifically, as a nitrogen-rich bridge-molecule, urea can trap free citric acid on planar planes, edges, and wrinkle sections of GO through amidation reaction in the initial stage. Then, polymer-like intermediates are in situ formed and carbonized to N-Cdots on GO. Owing to the simultaneous N-doping into both Cdots and GO characterized by XPS, as well as the formation of defective graphitic structures analyzed by Raman spectra, the as-prepared hybrid displays a remarkable electro-catalytic performance with more positive onset potential (0.13 V vs. Ag/AgCI) and high kinetic current density (up to 18.4 mA cm(-2) at -0.70 V) comparable to commercial Pt/C catalyst. Furthermore, it demonstrates significantly higher catalytic efficiency (nearly 100% of four-electron ORR pathway) than those of N-Cdots or N-Cdots/GO mixture with an outstanding cyclic stability and superior methanol tolerance capability in alkaline solution. (C) 2016 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
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