High-performance oxygen reduction electrocatalysts based on cheap carbon black, nitrogen, and trace iron

Jing Liu; Xiujuan Sun; Ping Song; Yuwei Zhang; Wei Xing; Weilin Xu

doi:10.1002/adma.201302786

High-performance oxygen reduction electrocatalysts based on cheap carbon black, nitrogen, and trace iron

Adv Mater. 2013 Dec 17;25(47):6879-83. doi: 10.1002/adma.201302786. Epub 2013 Sep 17.

Authors

Jing Liu¹, Xiujuan Sun, Ping Song, Yuwei Zhang, Wei Xing, Weilin Xu

Affiliation

¹ State Key Laboratory of Electroanalytical Chemistry, Changchun Institute of Applied Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Science, 5625 Renmin Street, Changchun, 130022, PR China; Jilin Province Key Laboratory of Low Carbon Chemical Power, Changchun Institute of Applied Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Science, 5625 Renmin Street, Changchun, 130022, PR China.

PMID: 24105708
DOI: 10.1002/adma.201302786

Abstract

A real optimal Fe content: For N and Fe co-doped carbon electrocatalysts for oxygen reduction reactions (ORRs) it is found that there is a real optimal trace Fe content (Peak II), which has never been observed before. The real optimal electrocatalyst shows superior high activity for ORR and possesses the best price/performance ratio ever.

Keywords: carbon black; electrocatalysts; fuel cells; iron; oxygen reduction reaction.

Publication types

Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

Catalysis
Electrochemical Techniques
Electrodes
Iron / chemistry*
Nitrogen / chemistry*
Oxidation-Reduction
Oxygen / chemistry*
Soot / chemistry*

Substances

Soot
Iron
Nitrogen
Oxygen