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Atomization driven crystalline nanocarbon based single-atom catalysts for superior oxygen electroreduction

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APPLIED CATALYSIS B-ENVIRONMENTAL
卷 323, 期 -, 页码 -

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DOI: 10.1016/j.apcatb.2022.122172

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Single atom catalysts; Atom-migration-trapping; M-Nx-C catalysts; Oxygen reduction reaction; Anion exchange membrane fuel cells

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This study demonstrates the occurrence of atom-migration-trapping (AMT) phenomena in crystalline porous nanocarbon and develops highly efficient single-atom catalysts (SACs) through systematic investigation of atomization process and chemical state of active sites. The pre-formed N-functionalities in the catalyst play a crucial role in capturing single metal species, and additional ammonia treatment successfully modulates the coordination geometry of active sites. The atomic cobalt catalyst exhibits superior oxygen reduction activity and remarkable power performance in single-cell experiments, surpassing reported Co-N atomic catalysts.
Atom-migration-trapping (AMT) is an effective and straightforward strategy for fabricating single-atom catalysts (SACs), but understanding the mechanism and effects of anchoring sites on AMT are formidable challenges. Here, we demonstrate that AMT phenomena occurs in crystalline porous nanocarbon, which allows development of highly efficient SACs via systematic investigation of atomization process and chemical state of active sites. An arc discharge-based bottom-up synthesis can generate an ideal porous nanocarbon with controllable nitrogen functionality, containing metal nanoparticles for AMT. Pre-formed N-functionalities in as-synthesized catalyst play important role in capturing single metal species, while additional ammonia treatment successfully modu-lates coordination geometry of active sites. The atomic cobalt catalyst exhibits superior oxygen reduction activity with remarkable power performance in single-cell experiments (752 mW cm-2), exceeding the reported Co-N atomic catalysts. Our findings provide not only new perspectives in AMT phenomena but also strategies to develop an efficient and practical SACs in energy conversion systems.

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