Fe-N/C-TsOH催化剂应用碱性介质催化氧还原的电催化活性

通过溶剂分散热处理方法制备了一种吡咯和对甲苯磺酸(TsOH)共同修饰的碳载非贵金属复合催化剂(Fe-N/C-TsOH),并采用扫描电子显微镜(SEM)、X射线衍射(XRD)和X射线光电子能谱(XPS)对催化剂的形貌和组成成分进行表征. 借助循环伏安法(CV)和旋转圆盘技术研究了TsOH对催化剂在0.1 mol·L^-1 KOH介质中催化氧还原性能的影响. 结果表明：TsOH的存在对催化剂催化氧还原反应(ORR)的活性影响很大. 以其制备的气体扩散电极在碱性电解质溶液中催化氧还原过程时转移的电子数为3.899,远比不含TsOH修饰的催化剂催化氧还原的电子数(3.098)高. 此外,研究发现600 ℃热处理过的Fe-N/C-TsOH催化剂表现出最佳的氧还原催化性能. 相比未经热处理过的Fe-N/C-TsOH催化剂,起峰电位和-1.5 mA·cm^-2电流密度对应的电压分别向正方向移动30 和170 mV. XPS研究结果表明吡咯氮是催化剂主要活性中心,提供氧还原活性位,而TsOH加入形成的C―S_n―C和―SO_n―有利于催化剂催化氧还原活性的提高,从而使该催化剂对氧还原表现出很好的电催化性能和选择性.     

吡啶掺杂碳载钴酞菁催化氧还原的电化学性能及在燃料电池中的应用

以碳黑(Vulcan XC-72R)为载体, 吡啶(Py)和钴酞菁(CoPc)为催化剂前驱体, 经溶剂分散法制备了Py掺杂碳负载纳米钴酞菁复合催化剂(Py-CoPc/C). 通过扫描电镜-能谱分析(SEM-EDS)、X射线光电子能谱(XPS)分析和X射线衍射(XRD)分析技术对催化剂的组成和微观结构进行了表征, 并运用线性扫描循环伏安法(LSV)和旋转圆盘电极(RDE)技术考察了不同Py掺杂含量对碳载钴酞菁(CoPc/C)催化氧还原反应(ORR)活性的影响及稳定性. 结果显示: Py掺杂可以明显改善CoPc/C 对ORR的电催化性能, 其中掺杂20%Py下所制备的20%Py-20%CoPc/C 催化剂对ORR表现出最佳的催化活性, 以其制备的气体扩散电极在O₂气氛饱和的0.1 mol·L^-1 KOH 电解质溶液中, 0.2 V (相对于标准氢电极)即可产生明显的氧还原电流, 半波电位为-0.03 V. 相比于40%Py/C 和未掺杂的40%CoPc/C, 20%Py-20%CoPc/C催化剂的半波电位分别正移了160 和15 mV. 进一步运用RDE理论研究表明, 在Py-CoPc/C 电极上ORR的电子转移总数为2.38, 高于CoPc/C电极上的电子转移总数1.96, 从而使ORR的选择性明显提高. SEM-EDS和XRD分析表明Py掺杂提高了CoPc/C催化剂的分散性和N含量, 更利于O₂的吸附. XPS分析表明: 吡啶结构的N与石墨结构的N均存在于Py-CoPc/C 催化剂中,与催化剂表面的Co离子配位可能是促使ORR活性提高的原因. 最后以20%Py-20%CoPc/C制备了膜电极组装(MEA)电极, 应用于H₂/O₂ 燃料电池单电池发电, 室温下获得最大发电功率密度为21 mW·cm^-2, 相对于CoPc/C提高至2.4倍.     

ZIF67衍生硫化钴/多孔碳复合催化剂的制备及其电催化性能

采用离子交换法与热处理相结合的方法,以ZIF67为前驱体,硫代乙酰胺为硫源,制备出硫化钴/多孔碳(CoS/C)复合催化材料,并探讨了硫化时间对复合催化剂的形貌、结构及其氧还原(ORR)性能的影响。采用扫描电子显微镜(SEM)、透射电子显微镜(TEM)、X射线衍射仪(XRD)、N2吸附-脱附测定仪、X射线光电子能谱分析(XPS)、拉曼光谱仪(Raman)和旋转圆盘电极(RDE)技术表征催化剂的物理特征和电催化性能。研究结果显示,在碱性条件下该复合催化剂具有与20%(w/w)的商业Pt/C催化剂相媲美的ORR活性,其半波电位仅比Pt/C催化剂低31 mV。随着硫化时间的增加,硫化钴颗粒逐渐增大,催化剂中碳材料的无序程度出现先减小后增大的趋势。在硫化时间为10 min时,复合催化剂在0.1 mol·L-1KOH中表现出良好的电催化活性,且在ORR过程中复合催化剂的平均转移电子数可达到3.72,接近于4,说明氧气在该催化剂表面发生的是四电子转移过程。     

聚苯胺衍生Fe-N-C催化剂在碱性电解质中对氧还原反应的催化性能

经过热解聚苯胺、碳和FeCl₃的混合物制备的Fe-N-C材料在酸性电解质中对氧还原反应表现出高的催化活性;由于材料中不存在任何贵金属, 因而被认为是一类新型非贵金属氧还原催化剂. 然而这类催化剂在碱性电解质中催化氧还原反应的性能如何尚不清楚. 本文使用旋转圆盘电极技术考察了制备的两个Fe-N-C催化剂在KOH水溶液中催化氧还原反应性能, 发现这两个催化剂表现出比无金属的N掺杂碳材料更高的活性. 与商业Pt/C催化剂相比, 它们催化氧还原反应的起始电势和半波电势分别仅低60和40 mV左右, 计时电流测试表明, 它们比Pt/C催化剂显示出更好的稳定性. 此外, 在这两个Fe-N-C催化剂上的氧还原反应主要遵循四电子途径. 本工作显示, Fe-N-C材料有望用于碱性燃料电池氧还原反应催化剂.     

Single‐Atom Cr−N4 Sites Designed for Durable Oxygen Reduction Catalysis in Acid Media

Single‐atom catalysts (SACs) are attracting widespread interest for the catalytic oxygen reduction reaction (ORR), with Fe?N_x SACs exhibiting the most promising activity. However, Fe‐based catalysts suffer serious stability issues as a result of oxidative corrosion through the Fenton reaction. Herein, using a metal‐organic framework as an anchoring matrix, we for the first time obtained pyrolyzed Cr/N/C SACs for the ORR, where the atomically dispersed Cr is confirmed to have a Cr?N₄ coordination structure. The Cr/N/C catalyst exhibits excellent ORR activity with an optimal half‐wave potential of 0.773 V versus RHE. More excitingly, the Fenton reaction is substantially reduced and, thus, the final catalysts show superb stability. The innovative and robust active site for the ORR opens a new possibility to circumvent the stability issue of the non‐noble metal ORR catalysts.     

Highly exposed NiFeOx nanoclusters supported on boron doped carbon nanotubes for electrocatalytic oxygen evolution reaction

The development of efficient and cost-effective electrocatalysts for oxygen evolution reaction (OER) is crucial for the overall water splitting. Herein, we prepared a highly exposed NiFeO_x ultra-small nanoclusters supported on boron-doped carbon nonotubes catalyst, which achieves a 10 mA/cm² anodic current density at a low overpotential of 213 mV and the Tafel slope of 52 mV/dec in 1.0 mol/L KOH, superior to the pristine NiFeO_x-CNTs and other state-of-the-art OER catalysts in alkaline media. A combination study (XPS, sXAS and XAFS) verifies that the local atomic structure of Ni and Fe atoms in the nanoclusters are similar to NiO and Fe₂O₃, respectively, and the B atoms which are doped into the crystal lattice of CNTs leads to the optimization of Ni 3d e_g orbitals. Furthermore, in-situ X-ray absorption spectroscopies reveal that the high valence state of Ni atoms are served as the real active sites. This work highlights that the precise control of highly exposed multicomponent nanocluster catalysts paves a new way for designing highly efficient catalysts at the atomic scale.     

Biomass derived Fe-N/C catalyst for efficiently catalyzing oxygen reduction reaction in both alkaline and neutral pH conditions

Fe-N/C is a promising oxygen reduction reaction (ORR) catalyst to substitute the current widely used precious metal platinum. Cost-effectively fabricating the Fe-N/C material with high catalytic activity and getting in-depth insight into the responsible catalytic site are of great significance. In this work, we proposed to use biomass, tea leaves waste, as the precursor to prepare ORR catalyst. By adding 5% FeCl₃ (wt%) into tea precursor, the pyrolysis product (i.e., 5%Fe-N/C) exhibited an excellent four-electron ORR activity, whose onset potential was only 10 mV lower than that of commercial Pt/C. The limiting current density of 5%Fe-N/C (5.75 mA/cm²) was even higher than Pt/C (5.44 mA/cm²). Compared with other biomass or metal organic frameworks derived catalysts, 5%Fe-N/C showed similar ORR activity. Also, both the methanol tolerance and material stability performances of as-prepared 5%Fe-N/C catalyst were superior to that of Pt/C. X-ray adsorption fine structure characterization revealed that the FeN₄O₂ might be the possible catalytic site. An appropriate amount of iron chloride addition not only facilitated catalytic site formation, but also enhanced material conductivity and reaction kinetics. The results of this work may be useful for the Fe based transition metal ORR catalyst design and application.     

热处理碳载Fe-三聚氰胺及Fe-g-C3N4催化剂的氧还原催化性能

分别以三聚氰胺和三聚氰胺的聚合物为配体, 采用浸渍法合成了两种氧还原反应(ORR)催化剂Fe-N/C(1)和Fe-N/C(2). 通过X射线衍射光谱(XRD)、X射线光电子能谱(XPS)、透射电子显微镜(TEM)和电化学测试对催化剂的成分、形貌和电催化性能进行了表征. 结果表明, 以三聚氰胺聚合物为配体制备的Fe-N/C具有更高的ORR催化活性. 在高温热处理过程中, 催化剂表面能形成更多的石墨N活性点, 是其ORR性能提高的重要原因.     

Atomically Dispersed FeN2P2 Motif with High Activity and Stability for Oxygen Reduction Reaction Over the Entire pH Range

The past decade has witnessed the great potential of Fe-based single-atom electrocatalysis in catalyzing oxygen reduction reaction (ORR). However, it remains a grand challenge to substantially improve their intrinsic activity and long-term stability in acidic electrolytes. Herein, we report a facile chemical vapor deposition strategy, by which high-density Fe atoms (3.97 wt%) are coordinated with square-planar para-positioned nitrogen and phosphorus atoms in a hierarchical carbon framework. The as-crafted atomically dispersed Fe catalyst (denoted Fe-SA/PNC) manifests an outstanding activity towards ORR over the entire pH range. Specifically, the half-wave potential of 0.92 V, 0.83 V, and 0.86 V vs. reversible hydrogen electrode (RHE) are attained in alkaline, neutral, and acidic electrolytes, respectively, representing the high performance among reported catalysts to date. Furthermore, after 30,000 durability cycles, the Fe-SA/PNC remains to be stable with no visible performance decay when tested in 0.1 M KOH and 0.5 M H₂SO₄, and only a minor negative shift of 40 mV detected in 0.1 M HClO₄, significantly outperforming commercial Pt/C counterpart. The coordination motif of Fe-SA/PNC is validated by density functional theory (DFT) calculations. This work provides atomic-level insight into improving the activity and stability of non-noble metal ORR catalysts, opening up an avenue to craft the desired single-atom electrocatalysts.     

High performance Fe and N-codoped graphene quantum dot supported Pd3Co catalyst with synergistically improved oxygen reduction activity and great methanol tolerance

Designing high-performance and durable non-platinum catalysts as oxygen reduction reaction (ORR) catalysts is still a major barrier of fuel cell commercialization. In this work, simple hydrothermal and impregnation routes were applied to prepare non-platinum Pd-Co bimetallic nano-catalysts such as Fe-N doped graphene quantum dot (Fe-N-GQD) supported Pd₃Co (Pd₃Co/Fe-N-GQD 10 wt%), carbon supported Pd₃Co/C (10 wt%), graphene quantum dot supported Pd₃Co/C (10 wt%). The synthesized catalysts were physico-chemically characterized by X-ray diffraction (XRD), Raman spectroscopy, transmission electronmicroscopy (TEM), and X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS). The electrochemical investigation was carried out in three electrode half-cell system to evaluate the catalyst activity for oxygen reduction reaction (ORR), the tolerance to methanol crossover and durability. In comparison to commercial Pt/C (ETEK, 20 wt%), the Pd₃Co/Fe-N-GQD with lower weight percentage catalyst (∼10 wt%) displayed comparable electrocatalytic activity toward ORR with even higher methanol-tolerance capability and durability. The fabricated Pd₃Co/Fe-N-GQD with (10 wt %) metal loading exhibited only 20% lower activity than Pt/C (ETEK, 20 wt%) toward ORR. Nevertheless the durability study of the catalyst in acidic media showed that the Pd₃Co/Fe-N-GQD preserve 40% of its activity while Pt/C (ETEK, 20 wt%) exhibited only 20% of its initial catalytic activity for ORR. Moreover the activity loss in the presence of methanol (0.1 M) was obtained for Pt/C (ETEK, 20 wt%) and Pd₃Co/Fe-N-GQD 35% and 14%, respectively. To investigate the role of catalyst support, catalytic activities of Pd₃Co/Fe-N-GQD, Pd₃Co/C, Pd₃Co/GQD and Pd/Fe-N-GQD were compared. The results demonstrated superior catalytic activity of Pd₃Co/Fe-N-GQD which could be related to the cocatalytic role of Fe-N-GQD due to the presence numerous of active sites exposed to the reactants.     

Highly efficient iron–nitrogen electrocatalyst derived from covalent organic polymer for oxygen reduction

Developing non-precious metal catalyst with high activity, good stability and low cost for electrocatalytic oxygen reduction reaction(ORR) is critical for the wide application of energy conversion system. Here, we developed a cost–effective synthetic strategy via silica assistance to obtain a novel Fe_3C/Fe–N_x–C(named as COPBP-PB-Fe-900-SiO_2) catalyst with effective active sites of Fe–N_xand Fe_3C from the rational design two-dimensional covalent organic polymer(COPBP-PB). The nitrogen-rich COP effectively promotes the formation of active Fe–N_x sites. Additionally, the silica not only can effectively suppress the formation of large Fe-based particles in the catalysts, but also increases the degree of carbonization of the catalyst.The as-prepared COPBP-PB-Fe-900-SiO_2 catalyst exhibits high electrocatalytic activity for ORR with a halfwave potential of 0.85 V vs. reversible hydrogen electrode(RHE), showing comparable activity as compared with the commercial Pt/C catalysts in alkaline media. Moreover, this catalyst also shows a high stability with a nearly constant onset potential and half-wave potential after 10,000 cycles. The present work is highly meaningful for developing ORR electrocatalysts toward wide applications.     

Dealloyed carbon-supported PtAg nanostructures: Enhanced electrocatalytic activity for oxygen reduction reaction

Dealloyed PtAg/C nanostructures, prepared by selective electrochemical etching of Ag in 0.5 M H₂SO₄ from a series of alloyed Pt_mAg/C samples with atomic Pt/Ag ratio m = 0.1, 0.5, 1.0 and 1.5, were employed as cathode electrocatalysts for oxygen reduction reaction (ORR) in 0.5 M KOH. Compared with their as-prepared counterpart alloy catalysts, the dealloyed catalysts showed higher half-wave potentials (E_1/2) and significantly higher Pt mass-specific activity (MSA) data. The intrinsic activity (IA) of Pt increased more or less after the dealloying treatment but was strongly dependent on the composition (m) of the alloyed sample. The Pt IA numbers were comparable for the dealloyed catalysts derived from Pt_mAg/C of m = 0.5, 1.0 and 1.5, which were nearly twice that for E-TEK Pt/C catalyst and 3 times that for the dealloyed catalyst derived from Pt_0.1Ag/C.     

Tungsten‐Doped L10‐PtCo Ultrasmall Nanoparticles as a High‐Performance Fuel Cell Cathode

The commercialization of proton exchange membrane fuel cells (PEMFCs) relies on highly active and stable electrocatalysts for oxygen reduction reaction (ORR) in acid media. The most successful catalysts for this reaction are nanostructured Pt‐alloy with a Pt‐skin. The synthesis of ultrasmall and ordered L1₀‐PtCo nanoparticle ORR catalysts further doped with a few percent of metals (W, Ga, Zn) is reported. Compared to commercial Pt/C catalyst, the L1₀‐W‐PtCo/C catalyst shows significant improvement in both initial activity and high‐temperature stability. The L1₀‐W‐PtCo/C catalyst achieves high activity and stability in the PEMFC after 50 000 voltage cycles at 80 °C, which is superior to the DOE 2020 targets. EXAFS analysis and density functional theory calculations reveal that W doping not only stabilizes the ordered intermetallic structure, but also tunes the Pt‐Pt distances in such a way to optimize the binding energy between Pt and O intermediates on the surface.     

Preparation and surface characterization of Pt–Au/C cathode catalysts with ceria modification for oxygen reduction reaction

Alloy catalysts of Pt₅₀Au₅₀/Ce_xC with various Ce additions (x) were prepared for the oxygen reduction reaction (ORR). The characterization of the alloy structures, surface species, and electro-catalytic activities of prepared alloy catalysts were performed by XRD, temperature-programmed reduction (TPR), and rotating disc electrode (RDE) technique, respectively. The ORR activity of Pt₅₀Au₅₀/C alloy catalyst with a promotion of 15% CeO₂ was enhanced significantly in comparison to the commercial Pt/C catalyst within the mixed kinetic-diffusion control region. The addition of CeO₂ decreased the particle sizes, increased the dispersion and enhanced the surface segregation of Pt which resulting in an alloy surface with a moderate oxophilicity on alloy catalysts.     

Efficient Oxygen Reduction Reaction (ORR) Catalysts Based on Single Iron Atoms Dispersed on a Hierarchically Structured Porous Carbon Framework

Single Fe atoms dispersed on hierarchically structured porous carbon (SA‐Fe‐HPC) frameworks are prepared by pyrolysis of unsubstituted phthalocyanine/iron phthalocyanine complexes confined within micropores of the porous carbon support. The single‐atom Fe catalysts have a well‐defined atomic dispersion of Fe atoms coordinated by N ligands on the 3D hierarchically porous carbon support. These SA‐Fe‐HPC catalysts are comparable to the commercial Pt/C electrode even in acidic electrolytes for oxygen reduction reaction (ORR) in terms of the ORR activity (E_1/2=0.81 V), but have better long‐term electrochemical stability (7 mV negative shift after 3000 potential cycles) and fuel selectivity. In alkaline media, the SA‐Fe‐HPC catalysts outperform the commercial Pt/C electrode in ORR activity (E_1/2=0.89 V), fuel selectivity, and long‐term stability (1 mV negative shift after 3000 potential cycles). Thus, these nSA‐Fe‐HPCs are promising non‐platinum‐group metal ORR catalysts for fuel‐cell technologies.     

Fe/Fe3C Nanoparticles Encapsulated in N-Doped Hollow Carbon Spheres as Efficient Electrocatalysts for the Oxygen Reduction Reaction over a Wide pH Range

Nonprecious-metal-based electrocatalysts with low cost, high activity, and stability are considered as one of the most promising alternatives to Pt-based catalysts for the oxygen reduction reaction (ORR). Herein, an economical and easy-to-fabricate catalyst is developed, that is, Fe/Fe₃C embedded in N-doped hollow carbon spheres (Fe/Fe₃C/NHCS), which gave the half-wave potential of 0.84 V in 0.1 m KOH, similar to the commercial Pt/C catalyst. Surprisingly, the favorable ORR performance of the as-prepared catalyst was obtained in both acidic and neutral conditions with almost a four-electron pathway and low H₂O₂ yield, which desirable the development of the proton exchange membrane (PEM) and microbial electrolysis cell (MEC) technology. Additionally, the obtained catalyst demonstrated better long-term stability and high methanol tolerance over a wide range of pH. These features could be mainly attributed to the synergistic effect between Fe/Fe₃C and Fe-N_x sites, the hollow structure with mesopores, and the well-dispersed Fe/Fe₃C nanoparticles owing to the existence of the abundant hydrophilic groups within the HCS precursor. As such, designing an efficient and cheap ORR catalyst that can operate at alkaline, acidic, and neutral solutions is highly desirable, yet challenging.     

One-step synthesis of carbon-supported Pd–Pt alloy electrocatalysts for methanol tolerant oxygen reduction

A facile, one-step reduction route was developed to synthesize Pd-rich carbon-supported Pd–Pt alloy electrocatalysts of different Pd/Pt atomic ratios. As-prepared Pd–Pt/C catalysts exhibit a single phase fcc structure and an expansion lattice parameter. Comparison of the oxygen reduction reaction (ORR) on the Pd–Pt/C alloy catalysts indicates that the Pd₃Pt₁/C bimetallic catalyst exhibits the highest ORR activity among all the Pd–Pt alloy catalysts and shows a comparative ORR activity with the commercial Pt/C catalyst. Moreover, all the Pd–Pt alloy catalysts exhibited much higher methanol tolerance during the ORR than the commercial Pt/C catalyst. High methanol tolerance of the Pd–Pt alloy catalysts could be attributed to the weak adsorption of methanol induced by the composition effect, to the presence of Pd atoms and to the formation of Pd-based alloys.     

CoPy/C催化氧还原的碱效应及活性位研究

以碳黑(Vulcan XC-72R)为载体, 硫酸钴(CoSO₄ · 7H₂O)和吡啶(Py)作为催化剂前躯体, 经溶剂分散及800℃热处理可制备出高效催化氧还原反应(ORR)的碳载钴吡啶复合催化剂(15%Co25%Py/C, 质量分数). 采用红外光谱(IR)和X射线光电子能谱(XPS)等对催化剂的结构进行表征. 运用旋转圆盘电极(RDE)技术研究了不同浓度的KOH溶液(0.05~12.0 mol/L)对CoPy/C催化氧还原活性的影响. 结果表明, 不同浓度的KOH溶液对CoPy/C催化剂催化氧还原反应(ORR)的性能影响很大, 在0.05和0.1 mol/L KOH溶液中催化剂活性最高. 以其制备的气体扩散电极在0.05 mol/L KOH溶液(O₂气氛)中的半波电位为-0.138 V, 起峰电位为0.10 V, 同时表现出明显的极限扩散电流. 在-0.381 V时电流密度达到最大值(4.39 mA/cm²). 随着KOH溶液浓度的增加(pH值下降), 起始电压沿负方向移动, 同时动力学、 混合动力学和扩散区的电流密度均下降. RDE研究结果表明, 在0.05和0.1 mol/L KOH溶液中, O₂在CoPy/C电极上的还原主要经4e^-过程还原成H₂O. XPS研究结果表明, 吡啶作为小分子富氮源对提高催化剂的活性具有重要作用, 所制备催化剂经800℃高温热处理形成了石墨N, 吡啶N以及部分氧化态的氮结构, 其中石墨N和吡啶N作为催化剂的活性中心, 提供氧还原活性位, 从而使该类催化剂对氧还原表现出很好的电催化性能和选择性.     

高温处理对碳载吡啶钴催化氧还原性能的影响

利用碳黑(Vulcan XC-72R) 中加入硫酸钴和吡啶(Py)作为催化剂前躯体, 经溶剂分散热处理构建了一类新型的高效氧还原CoPy/C复合催化剂. 运用循环伏安法和旋转圆盘电极(RDE)技术研究了不同温度(600~900 ℃)处理CoPy/C催化剂在碱性介质中对氧还原的电催化性能. 结果表明, 热处理能显著提高CoPy/C的催化活性, 活性次序为800 ℃>900 ℃>600 ℃>未处理. 其中800 ℃处理的15%Co25%Py/C(质量分数)复合催化剂表现出最佳的氧还原催化性能, 以其制备的气体扩散电极在3.0 mol/L KOH 电解质溶液(O₂气氛)中的半波电位为-0.069 V(相对于标准可逆氢电极), 起峰电位为0.026 V, 同时表现出明显的极限扩散电流. 利用透射电镜、 能谱分析和X射线衍射技术对催化剂的微观形貌、 颗粒大小和活性位结构的研究结果表明, 所制备的碳黑负载吡啶钴催化剂(15%Co25%Py/C)平均粒径为17 nm, 经800 ℃处理后吡啶结构发生了坍塌, 形成了其它价态的钴氧化合物、 硫化物和单质钴, 并协同吡啶中的氮对氧起催化还原作用. RDE结果表明, O₂在CoPy/C催化剂上的反应动力学主要通过4e^-过程还原成H₂O.     

Cobalt and nitrogen codoped porous carbon as superior bifunctional electrocatalyst for oxygen reduction and hydrogen evolution reaction in alkaline medium

Metal (cobalt)/nitrogen codoped carbon was first fabricated by pyrolysis of coordinated “noncarbonizable” polymer as bifunctional catalyst for ORR and HER, which showed better electrocatalytic performances than most bifunctional doped carbon catalysts in alkaline electrolyte.