Wu, Yi published the artcileLigand regulation to prepare an Fe, N, S tri-codoped hollow carbon electrocatalyst for enhanced ORR performance and Zn-air batteries, Synthetic Route of 91-15-6, the main research area is iron nitrogen sulfur carbon electrocatalyst ORR zinc air battery.
It is significant to explore high-efficiency, low-cost, and stable electrocatalysts for the oxygen reduction reaction (ORR) to substitute the precious metal platinum in electrochem. energy conversion devices. Materials with an Fe-Nx center are considered as promising catalysts to achieve this. Herein, a feasible SiO2-ZnCl2 template strategy is used to obtain nitrogen-sulfur-Fe co-doped periodic porous hollow carbon by calcining the Fe-based complexes with different ligands (1,10-phenanthroline, 2,2-bipyridine, and 1,2-dicyanobenzene). Owing to the introduction of the SBA-15 template and pore-forming agent ZnCl2, the as-prepared materials possess a large sp. surface area (SSA) and a well-defined hollow structure. Most importantly, different ligands have a crucial effect on the nitrogen content of the obtained materials, which in turn directly affects the metal active sites of ORR. The appropriate selection of 1,10-phenanthroline as the ligand creates abundant Fe-Nx active sites after the pyrolysis process. Therefore, the optimal hollow carbon (denoted as Z-CNS-Fe) derived from the complex of Fe2+ and 1,10-phenanthroline exhibits better ORR performance with a half-wave potential of 0.880 V, which is 30 mV higher than that of com. Pt/C (0.850 V). Beyond this, Z-CNS-Fe shows long-term stability and superior tolerance to methanol crossover. In addition, when Z-CNS-Fe was applied as the cathode of a primary Zn-air battery, the obtained metal-air cell provided a power d. as high as 141 mW cm-2, which exceeded that of com. Pt/C (114 mW cm-2). The high open-circuit voltage and satisfactory durability also indicate its potential practical applicability.
Sustainable Energy & Fuels published new progress about Electric current-potential relationship Role: PRP (Properties), TEM (Technical or Engineered Material Use), USES (Uses). 91-15-6 belongs to class nitriles-buliding-blocks, name is Phthalonitrile, and the molecular formula is C8H4N2, Synthetic Route of 91-15-6.
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