A Facile Strategy to Boost the Active Sites of Fe-N-C Electrocatalyst for the Oxygen Reduction Reaction

Shuiyun Shen, Lin Li, Cehuang Fu, Guanghua Wei, Xiaojing Cheng, Jiewei Yin, Xiaohui Yan, Gang Wu, Junliang Zhang

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Abstract

A highly active Fe/N doped porous carbon electrocatalyst is constructed benefiting from the elaborate employment of benzimidazole (BIm) as nitrogen precursor. Compared with 2-methylimidazole (2-MIm), BIm can strongly capture Fe ions and strengthen the Fe N bond, thus more Fe N4active sites form in the electrocatalyst with an enhanced catalytic activity towards oxygen reduction. The optimal sample exhibits a half-wave potential of 0.80 V vs RHE in acidic media.

Original languageEnglish
Article number034506
JournalJournal of the Electrochemical Society
Volume169
Issue number3
DOIs
StatePublished - Mar 2022

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