Fe-N-C electrocatalysts for oxygen reduction reaction synthesized by using aniline salt and Fe3+/H2O2 catalytic system
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Bukola, SaheedMerzougui, Belabbes A.
Akinpelu, Akeem
Laoui, Tahar
Hedhili, Mohamed N.

Swain, Greg M.
Shao, Minhua
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2014-11Permanent link to this record
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Non-precious metal (NPM) catalysts are synthesized by polymerizing aniline salt using an aqueous Fe3+/H2O2 coupled catalytic system on a carbon matrix with a porous creating agent. The sulfur containing compunds such as ammonium peroxydisulfate, are eliminated in this method resulting in a much simpler process. The catalysts' porous structures are enhanced with ammonium carbonate as a sacrificial material that yields voids when decomposed during the heat treatment at 900 °C in N2 atmosphere. Two catalysts Fe-N-C/Vu and Fe-N-C/KB (Vu = Vulcan and KB = Ketjen black) were synthesized and characterized. Their oxygen reduction reaction (ORR) activities were investigated using a rotating ring-disk electrode (RRDE) in both 0.1 M KOH and 0.1 M HClO4. The catalysts show improved ORR activities close to that of Pt-based catalysts, low H2O2 formation and also demonstrated a remarkable tolerance towards methanol oxidation.Citation
Bukola, S., Merzougui, B., Akinpelu, A., Laoui, T., Hedhili, M. N., Swain, G. M., & Shao, M. (2014). Fe-N-C Electrocatalysts for Oxygen Reduction Reaction Synthesized by Using Aniline Salt and Fe 3+ /H 2 O 2 Catalytic System. Electrochimica Acta, 146, 809–818. doi:10.1016/j.electacta.2014.08.152Sponsors
The authors acknowledge the financial support provided by KACST, through the Science & Technology Unit at KFUPM for funding this work through project No. 10-ENE-1375-04 as part of the National Science, Technology and Innovation Plan (NSTIP). M.S. acknowledges a startup fund from the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology.Publisher
Elsevier BVJournal
Electrochimica Actaae974a485f413a2113503eed53cd6c53
10.1016/j.electacta.2014.08.152