Regulation Strategies for Fe-N-C and Co-N-C Catalysts for the Oxygen Reduction Reaction.
Chemistry
; 30(32): e202304003, 2024 Jun 06.
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ABSTRACT
Proton exchange membrane fuel cells (PEMFCs) and alkaline membrane fuel cells (AEMFCs) have received great attention as energy devices of the next generation. Accelerating oxygen reduction reaction (ORR) kinetics is the key to improve PEMFC and AEMFC performance. Platinum-based catalysts are the most widely used catalysts for the ORR, but their high price and low abundance limit the commercialization of fuel cells. Non-noble metal-nitrogen-carbon (M-N-C) is considered to be the most likely material class to replace Pt-based catalysts, among which Fe-N-C and Co-N-C have been widely studied due to their excellent intrinsic ORR performance and have made great progress in the past decades. With the improvement of synthesis technology and a deeper understanding of the ORR mechanism, some reported Fe-N-C and Co-N-C catalysts have shown excellent ORR activity close to that of commercial Pt/C catalysts. Inspired by the progress, regulation strategies for Fe-N-C and Co-N-C catalysts are summarized in this Review from 5â
perspectives (1)â
coordinated atoms, (2)â
environmental heteroatoms and defects, (3)â
dual-metal active sites, (4)â
metal-based particle promoters, and (5)â
curved carbon layers. We also make suggestions on some challenges facing Fe-N-C and Co-N-C research.
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Chemistry
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2024
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China