Fe/Fe3C/N-Doped Carbon Materials from Metal–Organic Framework Composites as Highly Efficient Oxygen Reduction Reaction Electrocatalysts

Yuhong Qian, Jack Cavanaugh, Inayat Ali Khan, Xuerui Wang, Yongwu Peng, Zhigang Hu, Yuxiang Wang, Dan Zhao

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Abstract

A series of Fe/Fe3C-containing N-doped porous carbon materials (Fe/NC) were prepared by pyrolyzing composites that contained a metal–organic framework (MIL-88c-Fe) with dicyandiamide. The Fe/NC obtained at 800 °C (Fe/NC800) showed comparable onset potential and kinetics to that of the commercial Pt/C catalyst in catalyzing the oxygen reduction reaction (ORR). Further measurements suggested that it has better durability and much higher methanol tolerance than Pt/C. Acid leaching was performed to reveal the critical role of Fe-containing sites in ORR catalysis.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)718-723
Number of pages6
JournalChemPlusChem
Volume81
Issue number8
DOIs
StatePublished - 1 Aug 2016
Externally publishedYes

Keywords

  • electrochemistry
  • energy conversion
  • fuel cells
  • metal–organic frameworks
  • reduction

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