Nitrogen and Fluorine-Codoped Carbon Nanowire Aerogels as Metal-Free Electrocatalysts for Oxygen Reduction Reaction

Fu, Shaofang; Zhu, Chengzhou; Song, Junhua; Engelhard, Mark H.; Xiao, Biwei; Du, Dan; Lin, Yuehe

doi:10.1002/chem.201701969

Title: Nitrogen and Fluorine-Codoped Carbon Nanowire Aerogels as Metal-Free Electrocatalysts for Oxygen Reduction Reaction

Journal Article · Tue Jul 11 00:00:00 EDT 2017 · Chemistry - A European Journal

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1002/chem.201701969· OSTI ID:1378010

Fu, Shaofang ^[1];

^[1]; Song, Junhua ^[1]; Engelhard, Mark H. ^[2]; Xiao, Biwei ^[3]; Du, Dan ^[1];

^[1]

School of Mechanical and Materials Engineering, Washington State University, Pullman, WA 99164 USA
Environmental Molecular Sciences Laboratory, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, Richland WA 99352 USA
Energy and Environmental Directory, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, Richland WA 99352 USA

The development of active, durable, and low-cost catalysts to replace noble metal-based materials is highly desirable to promote the sluggish oxygen reduction reaction in fuel cells. Herein, nitrogen and fluorine-codoped three-dimensional carbon nanowire aerogels, composed of interconnected carbon nanowires, were synthesized for the first time by a hydrothermal carbonization process. Owing to their porous nanostructures and heteroatom-doping, the as-prepared carbon nanowire aerogels, with optimized composition, present excellent electrocatalytic activity that is comparable to commercial Pt/C. Remarkably, the aerogels also exhibit superior stability and methanol tolerance. This synthesis procedure paves a new way to design novel heteroatomdoped catalysts.

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Research Organization:: Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (PNNL), Richland, WA (United States). Environmental Molecular Sciences Laboratory (EMSL)

Sponsoring Organization:: USDOE

DOE Contract Number:: AC05-76RL01830

OSTI ID:: 1378010

Report Number(s):: PNNL-SA-128735; 48877; KP1704020

Journal Information:: Chemistry - A European Journal, Vol. 23, Issue 43; ISSN 0947-6539

Publisher:: ChemPubSoc Europe

Country of Publication:: United States

Language:: English

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