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Fe(3)O(4)@N‐Doped Interconnected Hierarchical Porous Carbon and Its 3D Integrated Electrode for Oxygen Reduction in Acidic Media

The rational design of electrode structure with catalysts adequately utilized is of vital importance for future fuel cells. Herein, a novel 3D oriented wholly integrated electrode comprising core–shell Fe(3)O(4)@N‐doped‐C (Fe(3)O(4)@NC) nanoparticles embedded into N‐doped ordered interconnected hier...

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Autores principales: Wang, Yi, Wu, Mingmei, Wang, Kun, Chen, Junwei, Yu, Tongwen, Song, Shuqin
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: John Wiley and Sons Inc. 2020
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7375250/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/32714753
http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/advs.202000407
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Sumario:The rational design of electrode structure with catalysts adequately utilized is of vital importance for future fuel cells. Herein, a novel 3D oriented wholly integrated electrode comprising core–shell Fe(3)O(4)@N‐doped‐C (Fe(3)O(4)@NC) nanoparticles embedded into N‐doped ordered interconnected hierarchical porous carbon (denoted as Fe(3)O(4)@NC/NHPC) is developed for the oxygen reduction reaction (ORR). The as‐prepared catalyst possesses novel structure and efficient active sites. In rotating disk electrode measurements, the Fe(3)O(4)@NC/NHPC exhibits almost identical ORR electrocatalytic activity, superior durability, and much better methanol tolerance compared with the commercial Pt/C in acidic media. To the authors’ knowledge, this is among the best non‐precious‐metal ORR catalysts reported so far. Importantly, the Fe(3)O(4)@NC/NHPC is successfully in situ assembled onto carbon paper by the electrophoresis method to obtain a well‐designed 3D‐ordered electrode. With improved mass transfer and maximized active sites for ORR, the 3D‐oriented wholly integrated electrode shows superior performance to the one fabricated by the traditional method.