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卷 13, 期 37, 页码 15804-15811出版社
ROYAL SOC CHEMISTRY
DOI: 10.1039/d1nr03608d
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- National Natural Science Foundation of China [21974031, 21805052]
- China Postdoctoral Science Foundation [2020M672567]
- Department of Science and Technology of Guangdong Province, China [2019B010933001]
This study presents the synthesis of novel ionic-liquid derived nitrogen and iron co-doped carbon nanotube based core-sheath nanostructures that show superior catalytic activities in the ORR. The advantage of using IL as a nitrogen source results in high levels of N doping and surface area, leading to better ORR performance compared to commercial catalysts. The outstanding electrocatalytic performance of CNT/Fe-N-C catalysts is attributed to the synergistic effect of Fe and N co-doping, providing more catalytic sites for the ORR, and the high surface area and excellent electron transfer rate from the IL-derived core-sheath structure.
Iron and nitrogen codoped carbons (Fe-N-C) have emerged as promising noble-metal-free catalysts for the oxygen reduction reaction (ORR). However, delicate control over their structure to enhance the catalytic efficiency is still challenging. Herein, we presented the synthesis of novel ionic-liquid (IL) derived nitrogen and iron co-doped carbon nanotube (CNT) based core-sheath nanostructures that can contribute to solving these challenges associated with the ORR. These nanostructures are synthesized by the adsorption of heteroatom containing ILs on the walls of CNTs followed by carbonization. The advantage of using an IL as a nitrogen source is that the obtained catalyst has a high level of N doping and a high surface area. Electrochemical characterization revealed that the N and Fe codoped CNT based core-sheath nanostructures exhibited superior catalytic activities toward the ORR under both alkaline and acidic conditions. Particularly in alkaline solution, the CNT/Fe-N-C catalysts showed better ORR activity compared to the commercial Pt/C catalyst. We suggest that the excellent electrocatalytic performance of CNT/Fe-N-C catalysts is attributed to: (i) the synergistic effect, which provides more catalytic FeNx sites for the ORR, due to the Fe and N co-doping and (ii) the high surface area and excellent electron transfer rate arising from the IL-derived core-sheath structure.
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