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Indexed by:期刊论文

Date of Publication:2016-07-01

Journal:催化学报

Included Journals:SCIE、EI、PKU、ISTIC、CSCD

Volume:37

Issue:7

Page Number:1127-1133

ISSN No.:0253-9837

Key Words:燃料电池;氧还原反应;非贵金属催化剂;金属有机骨架;碱性电解液

Abstract:The development of a non‐precious metal electrocatalyst (NPME) with a performance superior to commercial Pt/C for the oxygen reduction reaction (ORR) is important for the commercialization of fuel cells. We report the synthesis of a NPME by heat‐treating Co‐based metal organic frameworks (ZIF‐67) with a small average size of 44 nm. The electrocatalyst pyrolyzed at 600 °C showed the best performance and the performance was enhanced when it was supported on BP 2000. The resulting electrocatalyst was composed of 10 nm Co nanoparticles coated by 3–12 layers of N doped graphite layers which as a whole was embedded in a carbon matrix. The ORR performance of the electrocatalyst was tested by rotating disk electrode tests in O2‐saturated 0.1 mol/L KOH under ambient conditions. The electrocatalyst (1.0 mg/cm2) showed an onset potential of 1.017 V (vs. RHE) and a half‐wave potential of 0.857 V (vs. RHE), which showed it was as good as the commer‐cial Pt/C (20μgPt/cm2). Furthermore, the electrocatalyst possessed much better stability and re‐sistance to methanol crossover than Pt/C.