高分散钴氮共掺杂碳纳米纤维氧还原催化剂

过渡金属氮掺杂碳基催化剂已成为替代铂基氧还原反应(ORR)电催化剂的理想选择。本文通过静电纺丝技术制备了高比表面、高度分散的钴原子配位氮掺杂的碳纳米纤维催化剂(Co-N/C)。X射线衍射(XRD)和高分辨率透射电镜(HRTEM)结果证实Co元素高度分散于制备的Co-N/C催化剂中。X射线光电子能谱结果表明N元素主要以吡啶N和石墨N形式存在。该Co-N/C催化剂对ORR反应呈现出较高的电催化活性,其氧还原起始和半波电位分别为0.92 V和0.80 V(相对于标准氢电极),接近于商业化Pt/C催化剂的性能。以制备的Co-N/C催化剂作为阴极,25℃下锌空气燃料电池的开路电位1.54 V、最大功率密度达到了190 m V·cm~(-2)表明该催化剂具有良好的应用前景。     

镍氮掺杂石墨炔用作高效氧还原电催化剂

氧还原反应是燃料电池中至关重要的一环。常规的氧还原反应催化剂是贵金属铂,但鉴于铂的高成本,研究者希望寻找一种低成本的替代催化剂,它更便宜并且具有相当于铂的催化效果。在前期研究中,已经对铁氮共掺杂石墨炔和钴氮共掺杂石墨炔进行了研究,它们均表现出了高效的氧还原反应活性,而与之具有相似电子结构的金属镍尚未研究。因此,此工作以氢取代石墨炔为基底,设计并合成了多种镍氮掺杂的石墨炔电催化剂,并进行了氧还原电化学测试,其中,镍质量分数2%并加入三聚氰胺进行烧制的镍氮掺杂石墨炔催化剂表现出最佳的氧还原电催化性能。对催化剂进行了一系列的物理表征：X射线衍射（XRD）、X射线光电子能谱（XPS）、透射电子显微镜（TEM）和扫描电子显微镜（SEM）,进一步分析了其结构和形貌。从物理表征及电化学测试结果可以看出,氮原子是构建催化活性位点的关键,而镍原子在提高催化剂性能方面起着至关重要的作用,氮和镍的协同作用使得镍氮掺杂石墨炔催化剂表现出优异的催化性能,这使其具有良好的应用前景。     

氮掺杂石墨烯的制备及其对氧还原反应的电催化性能

以氧化石墨烯（GO）为原料、丙酮肟（DMKO）为还原剂和氮掺杂剂,采用化学还原法制备了不同氮掺杂含量的石墨烯（NG）. 利用场发射透射电子显微镜（FETEM）、紫外-可见（UV-Vis）光谱、傅里叶变换红外（FTIR）光谱、X射线光电子能谱（XPS）、zeta 电位和纳米粒度分析、循环伏安（CV）和旋转圆盘电极（RDE）等手段对材料的形貌、结构、成分和电化学性质进行表征. 结果显示：DMKO能有效地还原GO,且通过调节GO与DMKO的质量比,可以得到不同还原效果的NG,其氮含量范围为4.40%-5.89%（原子分数）;GO与DMKO的质量比为1：0.7时制备的氮掺杂石墨烯（NG-1）在O₂饱和0.1 mol·L^-1 KOH溶液中对氧还原反应（ORR）的电催化性能最佳,其ORR峰电流为0.93 mA·cm^-2,电子转移数为3.6,这归因于其较高含量的吡啶-N增加了材料的ORR活性位点. 此外,石墨化-N由于其较高的电子导电性倾向于产生较高的氧还原峰电流,而吡啶-N较低的超电势倾向于产生较正的氧还原峰电位. 与商用Pt/C相比,该材料展现出了优异的抗CH₃OH“跨界效应”的特性.     

氮掺杂石墨烯的制备及其对氧还原反应的电催化性能

以氧化石墨烯(GO)为原料、丙酮肟(DMKO)为还原剂和氮掺杂剂,采用化学还原法制备了不同氮掺杂含量的石墨烯(NG).利用场发射透射电子显微镜(FETEM)、紫外-可见(UV-Vis)光谱、傅里叶变换红外(FTIR)光谱、X射线光电子能谱(XPS)、zeta电位和纳米粒度分析、循环伏安(CV)和旋转圆盘电极(RDE)等手段对材料的形貌、结构、成分和电化学性质进行表征.结果显示:DMKO能有效地还原GO,且通过调节GO与DMKO的质量比,可以得到不同还原效果的NG,其氮含量范围为4.40%-5.89%(原子分数);GO与DMKO的质量比为1:0.7时制备的氮掺杂石墨烯(NG-1)在O2饱和0.1 mol·L-1KOH溶液中对氧还原反应(ORR)的电催化性能最佳,其ORR峰电流为0.93 mA·cm-2,电子转移数为3.6,这归因于其较高含量的吡啶-N增加了材料的ORR活性位点.此外,石墨化-N由于其较高的电子导电性倾向于产生较高的氧还原峰电流,而吡啶-N较低的超电势倾向于产生较正的氧还原峰电位.与商用Pt/C相比,该材料展现出了优异的抗CH3OH"跨界效应"的特性.     

以细菌纤维素为前驱体简便制备氮掺杂碳纤维气凝胶作为高效氧还原催化剂

数十年来,碳气凝胶因其在催化剂载体、电容器和锂电池电极材料以及吸附剂等领域的潜在应用而备受关注.然而,传统碳气凝胶的制备往往使用昂贵且有毒的前驱体,其方法也较为复杂,不利于大规模生产及应用.本文介绍了一种以细菌纤维素为前驱体制备氮掺杂碳纤维气凝胶的方法.该方法廉价高效,简单易行且对环境无害.所制气凝胶具有密度低、孔隙度高、比表面积大以及导电性良好等优点.它继承了细菌纤维素生物质优异的三维交联多孔结构的特点,可直接用作氧还原催化剂,表现出优异的催化性能,预示着其广泛的应用前景.这在该领域的应用报道尚属首次.     

钴/氮掺杂碳催化剂及其氧还原催化机理研究

以尿素做氮源、醋酸钴做金属源,用湿法合并高温热处理法合成了钴/氮共掺杂碳的非贵金属氧还原催化剂Co-N/C-T. 采用循环伏安（CV）法和线性扫描法（LSV）探究了氮源和金属源用量以及热处理温度对氧还原反应电催化活性的影响,活性最好的催化剂Co_0.13-N_0.3/C-800的峰电位达到0.829 V（vs.RHE）,接近商用Pt/C的活性,但比商用Pt/C有更好的耐甲醇性和稳定性. 同时,采用SEM,TEM,BET,XRD和XPS方法表征了催化剂结构和组分特征,并提出催化剂可能的电催化活性氧还原反应机理.     

硼、氮掺杂的二硫化钼用于氧还原电催化研究

对于碱性燃料电池的阴极反应,开发具有优异催化性能的新型催化剂至关重要.本工作采用一种简单的热解方法合成了硼、氮掺杂的二硫化钼(B,N-MoS2)材料并将其应用于氧还原(ORR)电催化分析.通过循环伏安法(CV)与线性扫描伏安法(LSV)等电化学分析方法,采用旋转盘电极(RDE)与旋转环盘电极(RRDE)等技术测试了该材...     

ZIF-67/石墨烯复合物衍生的氮掺杂碳限域Co纳米颗粒用于高效电催化氧还原

燃料电池阴极氧还原(ORR)催化剂目前主要以商业Pt/C为主, 其高成本和稀缺性极大地限制了燃料电池的广泛应用. 为了替代Pt/C催化剂, 廉价高效的非贵金属催化剂目前受到了广泛的研究和关注. 利用氧化石墨烯(GO)为诱导模板, 借助表面丰富的含氧官能团, 实现了Co基金属有机框架材料(MOF) (ZIF-67)在GO表面的原位生长, 构筑了ZIF-67/GO层状复合材料. 热解过程中, 石墨烯的存在有效抑制了Co纳米颗粒的团聚, 并且很好地维持了原始的层状结构. 最终获得的Co@N-C/rGO复合催化剂材料实现了活性位的高度分散, 并且具有丰富的孔结构和优异的导电性能. 在电化学性能测试中Co@N-C/rGO表现出优异的ORR性能, 其起始电位为0.96 V, 半波电位0.83 V, 远优于ZIF-67直接热解得到的Co@N-C材料, 且性能与商业Pt/C催化剂相当. 此外, Co@N-C/rGO复合催化剂还表现出良好的催化稳定性和甲醇耐受性, 显示出该材料作为燃料电池氧还原催化剂的重要潜力.     

蚕茧衍生的氮氟共掺杂碳基催化剂在碱性介质中的氧还原电催化性能的研究

本文通过水热预处理,利用热解工艺从蚕茧中成功的制备了一种高性能的掺杂碳基催化剂. 研究了制备条件及氟原子掺杂对催化剂性能的影响. 在最优化条件下制备出的氮氟共掺杂碳基催化剂具有超过1000 m²•g^-1的比表面积,N元素和F元素含量可达3.5 %及7.3 %. 在碱性条件下,所制备的催化剂具有可与商业铂碳催化剂相媲美的氧还原催化活性,同时展示出优异的抗甲醇中毒性能及稳定性. F原子的掺杂对催化剂性能的提高效果显著.     

氮掺杂泡沫碳电催化剂的制备及氧还原性能

利用水解乙烯基咪唑鎓硝酸盐（[Hvim]NO₃）作为发泡剂和一次氮源,在碳化过程中实现材料自发泡。创造性地引入二次氮源三聚氰胺（C₃H₆N₆）,通过调控一次、二次氮源比例和碳化温度,制备得到氮掺杂泡沫碳材料（HxMy-T,其中x：y为一次和二次氮源的质量比,T对应不同的碳化温度）。该方法提升了催化剂的氮掺杂含量,构建了更多有利于氧还原反应（ORR）的活性氮位点。电镜结果显示,催化剂H1M1-1000呈现出典型的泡沫碳孔洞结构和丰富的层状褶皱结构;X射线光电子能谱测试结果表明,该样品具有较高的活性氮含量（原子分数6.77%）,吡啶氮和石墨氮的原子分数分别高达22.23%和55.59%;电化学测试结果表明,该样品在碱性环境中的半波电位为0.834 V（vs RHE）,与商业Pt/C相当,且具有优于商业Pt/C的抗甲醇性能和稳定性。     

FeCl3模板辅助法由质子盐制备氮、硫、铁三掺杂碳纳米片及其催化氧还原反应

作为一种新型能源技术,燃料电池具有能源转化效率高、燃料可再生、运行安全清洁等优点,因而在应对全球持续增长的能源、环境问题方面受到广泛的研究.但是,燃料电池的阴极氧还原反应(ORR)存在动力学缓慢的固有特性,其反应过电位高,需要在催化剂的辅助下才能顺利发生反应并提供足够的电极电势.目前ORR催化性能最优的是铂基催化剂,但其存在着资源稀缺、价格昂贵、循环寿命差等缺陷,这也是制约燃料电池商业化应用的主要因素.因而要想实现燃料电池的大规模应用,寻找新的可替代铂基催化剂、且储量丰富、价格低廉的优秀ORR催化剂成为了研究的热点.近几年来,杂原子掺杂的碳材料以其价格低、催化性能卓越、优异的稳定性和抗甲醇性能等优点,逐渐发展成为最有前景的ORR催化剂.本文以FeCl3为模板和铁源,质子盐对苯二胺(PPS)为碳、氮、硫源,采用简单的一步中和法制备氮、硫、铁三掺杂的二维介孔碳纳米片催化剂(NSFC).TEM和BET结果显示,FeCl3不仅起到了二维模板的作用,同时在热处理过程中与无定形碳发生作用形成了丰富的介孔,大大提高了材料的比表面积和结构开放性,为ORR反应提供了反应场所.XPS结果显示,质子盐中和合成法不仅有效地简化了NSFC的合成步骤,而且能够灵活地控制材料的元素组成,实现了氮和硫的原位掺杂,有效构筑了杂原子掺杂活性位;同时FeCl3也为催化剂材料引入了Fe元素,进而形成催化活性更加优异的Fe-Nx活性位.电化学测试结果表明,通过调整FeCl3和PPS的比例,NSFC-3催化剂材料在结构形貌和表面功能达到了同时最优化,获得了与商业30 wt%Pt/C可比的催化性能,其起始电位和极限电流密度分别达到了–0.03 V和5.05 mA/cm2,同时NSFC-3具有优于商业30 wt%Pt/C的催化选择性、稳定性和抗甲醇性能.这源于稳定的二维纳米片层结构、丰富的表面介孔结构、大的比表面积和活性位点暴露率以及多种催化活性位点的协同催化效应.     

Influence of nitrogen doping on oxygen reduction electrocatalysis at carbon nanofiber electrodes

Nondoped and nitrogen-doped (N-doped) carbon nanofiber (CNF) electrodes were prepared via a floating catalyst chemical vapor deposition (CVD) method using precursors consisting of ferrocene and either xylene or pyridine to control the nitrogen content. Structural and compositional differences between the nondoped and N-doped varieties were assessed using TEM, BET, Raman, TGA, and XPS. Electrochemical methods were used to study the influence of nitrogen doping on the oxygen reduction reaction (ORR). The N-doped CNF electrodes demonstrate significant catalytic activity toward oxygen reduction in aqueous KNO(3) solutions at neutral to basic pH. Electrochemical data are presented which indicate that the ORR proceeds by the peroxide pathway via two successive two-electron reductions. However, for N-doped CNF electrodes, the reduction process can be treated as a catalytic regenerative process where the intermediate hydroperoxide (HO(2)(-)) is chemically decomposed to regenerate oxygen, 2HO(2)(-) <==> O(2) + 2OH(-). The proposed electrocatalysis mechanisms for ORR at both nondoped and N-doped varieties are supported by electrochemical simulations and by measured difference in hydroperoxide decomposition rate constants. Remarkably, approximately 100 fold enhancement for hydroperoxide decomposition is observed for N-doped CNFs, with rates comparable to the best known peroxide decomposition catalysts. Collectively the data indicate that exposed edge plane defects and nitrogen doping are important factors for influencing adsorption of reactive intermediates (i.e., superoxide, hydroperoxide) and for enhancing electrocatalysis for the ORR at nanostructured carbon electrodes.     

Transition metal-doped carbon sphere as enhanced catalysts for oxygen reduction

Herein, carbon sphere (CS-T) were successfully prepared by pyrolyzation melamine formaldehyde resin. And then different transition metals (Fe, Co, Ni) were doped on carbon sphere (CS-M-900). The scanning electron microscopes and elemental mappings prove that the transition metal particles are uniformly doped on the carbon sphere. Meanwhile, the X-ray photoelectron spectrum prove that the transition metals are zero-valence. Furthermore, the electrochemical testings showed the CS-Co-900 had more positive onset potential (0.93 V), half-wave potential (0.84 V), and peak potential (0.81 V). Furthermore, the CS-Co-900 had lower charge transfer resistance (44 Ω) and smaller Tafel slope (65 mV/dec). Most importantly, the oxygen reduction reaction on the CS-Co-900 turned out to be a four electron procedure with excellent methanol tolerance. The improved electrochemical properties towards oxygen reduction reactions of carbon sphere via cobalt doping suggested a design strategy towards future high-performance electrochemical devices.     

Preparation of hybrid thin film modified carbon nanotubes on glassy carbon electrode and its electrocatalysis for oxygen reduction

A hybrid thin film containing Pt nanoparticles and [tetrakis(N-methylpyridyl)porphyrinato]cobalt (CoTMPyP) modified multi-walled carbon nanotubes (MWNTs) on a glassy carbon (GC) electrode surface was fabricated. This hybrid film electrode exhibited remarkable electrocatalytic activity for oxygen reduction and high stability with promising applications in fuel cells.     

Electrospinning of carbon-coated MoO2 nanofibers with enhanced lithium-storage properties

Novel carbon-coated MoO(2) nanofibers have been fabricated through a controlled route based on single-nozzle electrospinning, air stabilization, and reduction/carbonization processes. They are composed of both a uniform carbonaceous shell of ～3 nm in thickness and a hierarchical core made of primary MoO(2) nanocrystal clusters of ～20 nm in size. Importantly, the electrode made of such unique carbon-coated MoO(2) nanofibers exhibits a highly reversible capacity as high as 762.7 mAh g(-1) over 100 cycles. In contrast to the carbon-free MoO(2) particulates, the MoO(2) nanofibers, featuring both nanocrystal clusters and carbon coating, reveal a substantial improvement in electrochemical lithium-storage performances. This might benefit from the synergistic effect of the nanohybridization, relieving the volume effect during the repeated lithium insertion/extraction reactions and maintaining electrical connective integrity. It is expected that the present synthetic strategy can be extended to synthesize other nanostructured oxides with carbon coating for important energy storage and transfer applications.     

Synthesis of graphitic carbon nitride through pyrolysis of melamine and its electrocatalysis for oxygen reduction reaction

Graphitic carbon nitride（g-C₃N₄） was synthesized via direct pyrolysis of melamine and its electrocatalysis toward oxygen reduction reaction was studied.The morphology and structures of the products were characterized by scanning electron microscope and X-ray powder diffractometer.It was found that higher pyrolysis temperature resulted in more perfect crystalline structure of the graphitic carbon nitride product.Electrochemical characterizations show that the g-C₃N₄ has electrocatalytic activity toward ORR through a two-step and two-electron process.     

One-step synthesis of nitrogen-doped few-layer graphene structures decorated with Mn1.5Co1.5O4 nanoparticles for highly efficient electrocatalysis of oxygen reduction reaction

A nanocomposite consisting of nitrogen-doped few-layer graphene structures, the surface of which is decorated with nanocrystallites of Mn_1.5Co_1.5O₄ spinel oxide, was prepared by a single-stage method of plasma-assisted electrochemical exfoliation of graphite in a solution of 1 M NaNO₃ + 0.005 M MnSO₄ + 0.005 M CoSO₄ + 0.01 M melamine. The high catalytic activity of the synthesized catalyst in the oxygen reduction reaction is due to pyridine nitrogen atoms and Mn_1.5Co_1.5O₄ spinel nanoparticles.     

Substituent position effect of Co porphyrin on oxygen electrocatalysis

Substituent effect of metal porphyrin molecular catalysts plays a crucial role in determining the catalytic activity of oxygen electrocatalysis. Herein, substituent position effect of Co porphyrins on oxygen electrocatalysis, including the oxygen reduction reaction (ORR) and the oxygen evolution reaction (OER), was investigated. Two Co porphyrins, namely 2,4,6-OMe-CoP and 3,4,5-OMe-CoP, were selected as the research objects. The ORR and OER performance was evaluated by drop-coating molecular catalysts on carbon nanotubes (CNTs). The resulted 3,4,5-OMe-CoP/CNT exhibited high bifunctional electrocatalytic activities and better long-term stability for both ORR and OER than 2,4,6-OMe-CoP/CNT. Furthermore, when applied in the Zn-air battery, 3,4,5-OMe-CoP/CNT exhibited comparable performance to that with precious metal-based materials. The enhanced catalytic activity may be attributed to the improved charge transfer rate, mass transfer and hydrophilicity. This work provides an effective strategy to further enhance catalytic activity by introducing substituent position effect, which is of great importance for developing more efficient energy-related electrocatalysts.     

电纺法制备中空多管道碳纳米纤维及其氧还原性能

以过渡金属和新型碳材料为代表的非贵金属催化剂具有成本低、稳定性好等优点,被认为是铂基贵金属催化剂的最佳替代品,对于促进燃料电池商业化应用具有重要意义,其中选择一种简单高效的方法制备符合要求的碳载体成为合成该类催化剂的基础.本实验利用静电纺丝技术制备了中空多管道碳纳米纤维,并深入研究了该材料的氧还原性能.结果表明,具有高度开放结构和较大比表面积的中空多管道碳纳米纤维具有较好的催化活性和电流效率,其极限电流密度为4.06mA/cm~2,电子转移数为3.44,是一种优秀的氧还原催化剂.本论文作者探究了中空多管道结构的形成机理,揭示了催化剂的结构和组成与电催化性能之间的构效关系,证明了中空多管道碳纳米纤维可以作为一种优秀的碳载体应用于非贵金属催化剂中.     

无模板合成微米管状Co3O4基复合材料高效催化电解水析氧反应

电解水制氢因具有清洁高效的优点而被认为是大规模生产氢能最有希望的技术之一.然而,电解水半反应之一的析氧反应(OER)需经历复杂且动力学缓慢的4电子转移过程.加之热力学上的阻碍,OER实际需要的电位远大于1.23 V的理论值,导致其能耗高,限制了电解水的效率和商业化应用.因此,亟待开发高效的OER电催化剂.管状结构具有较高的比表面积、充分暴露的活性位点和丰富的短路径扩散通道,是一种理想的电催化结构.同时,Co3O4基材料因其制备容易、成本低和OER电催化学活性较高等特点,成为近年来电催化材料的研究热点.此外,非金属元素P的掺杂条件温和,并且可以有效改变过渡金属电子结构.因此,本文通过合理设计管状的Co3O4基电催化剂并进行P掺杂,尝试将形貌调控和元素改性的优势发挥到最大.为了解析影响生成管状结构的因素,本文通过控制变量法系统地研究了管状Ni/Co3O4的制备条件,包括阳离子种类和含量、添加剂种类和含量、阴离子种类等对催化剂形貌和性能的影响.表征结果表明,初始的乙酸钴镍氢氧化物棱柱对反应环境较为敏感,从而成为直接影响最终微米管状结构的关键因素.此外,对Ni/Co3O4微米管进行适量的P掺杂,能提高材料的电子传输性能和优化材料的电子结构;而且P的掺杂直接提高了样品中的M3+/M2+比例(M代表Co和Ni),而M3+是M基电催化材料的活性位点,这进一步增加了OER的活性位点进而提高其催化活性.总之,通过结构和成分的优化,得到了OER催化性能显著提高的微米管状P-Ni/Co3O4,其性能甚至超过了商业化RuO2电催化剂.