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Single Atomic Iron Catalysts for Oxygen Reduction in Acidic Media: Particle Size Control and Thermal Activation

Journal Article · · Journal of the American Chemical Society
DOI:https://doi.org/10.1021/jacs.7b06514· OSTI ID:1394763
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  1. State Univ. of New York (SUNY), Buffalo, NY (United States). Dept. of Chemical and Biological Engineering
  2. Brookhaven National Lab. (BNL), Upton, NY (United States). Center for Functional Nanomaterials
  3. Oregon State Univ., Corvallis, OR (United States). School of Chemical and Biological and Environmental Engineering
  4. Univ. of South Carolina, Columbia, SC (United States). Dept. of Chemical Engineering
  5. Pacific Northwest National Lab. (PNNL), Richland, WA (United States)

It remains a grand challenge to replace platinum group metal (PGM) catalysts with earth-abundant materials for the oxygen reduction reaction (ORR) in acidic media, which is crucial for large-scale deployment of proton exchange membrane fuel cells (PEMFCs). We report a high-performance atomic Fe catalyst derived from chemically Fe-doped zeolitic imidazolate frameworks (ZIFs) by directly bonding Fe ions to imidazolate ligands within 3D frameworks. Although the ZIF was identified as a promising precursor, the new synthetic chemistry enables the creation of well-dispersed atomic Fe sites embedded into porous carbon without the formation of aggregates. The size of catalyst particles is tunable through synthesizing Fe-doped ZIF nanocrystal precursors in a wide range from 20 to 1000 nm followed by one-step thermal activation. Similar to Pt nanoparticles, the unique size control without altering chemical properties afforded by this approach is able to increase the number of PGM-free active sites. The best ORR activity is measured with the catalyst at a size of 50 nm. Further size reduction to 20 nm leads to significant particle agglomeration, thus decreasing the activity. In using the homogeneous atomic Fe model catalysts, we elucidated the active site formation process through correlating measured ORR activity with the change of chemical bonds in precursors during thermal activation up to 1100 °C. The critical temperature to form active sites is 800 °C, which is associated with a new Fe species with a reduced oxidation number (from Fe3+ to Fe2+) likely bonded with pyridinic N (FeN4) embedded into the carbon planes. Further increasing the temperature leads to continuously enhanced activity, linked to the rise of graphitic N and Fe–N species. The new atomic Fe catalyst has achieved respectable ORR activity in challenging acidic media (0.5 M H2SO4), showing a half-wave potential of 0.85 V vs RHE and leaving only a 30 mV gap with Pt/C (60 μgPt/cm2). Finally, enhanced stability is attained with the same catalyst, which loses only 20 mV after 10 000 potential cycles (0.6–1.0 V) in O2 saturated acid. The high-performance atomic Fe PGM-free catalyst holds great promise as a replacement for Pt in future PEMFCs.

Research Organization:
Brookhaven National Laboratory (BNL), Upton, NY (United States). Center for Functional Nanomaterials
Sponsoring Organization:
USDOE Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EERE), Transportation Office. Fuel Cell Technologies Office
Grant/Contract Number:
SC0012704
OSTI ID:
1394763
Alternate ID(s):
OSTI ID: 1406795
OSTI ID: 1408124
OSTI ID: 1897108
Report Number(s):
BNL--114340-2017-JA; KC0403020
Journal Information:
Journal of the American Chemical Society, Journal Name: Journal of the American Chemical Society Journal Issue: 40 Vol. 139; ISSN 0002-7863
Publisher:
American Chemical Society (ACS)Copyright Statement
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English

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Atomically dispersed Fe–N x active sites within hierarchical mesoporous carbon as efficient electrocatalysts for the oxygen reduction reaction journal January 2019
Stable and size-controllable ultrafine Pt nanoparticles derived from a MOF-based single metal ion trap for efficient electrocatalytic hydrogen evolution journal January 2019
Atomic-level active sites of efficient imidazolate framework-derived nickel catalysts for CO 2 reduction journal January 2019
Single-atom catalysts templated by metal–organic frameworks for electrochemical nitrogen reduction journal January 2019
Atomically dispersed ruthenium sites on whisker-like secondary microstructure of porous carbon host toward highly efficient hydrogen evolution journal January 2020
A review of non-precious metal single atom confined nanomaterials in different structural dimensions (1D–3D) as highly active oxygen redox reaction electrocatalysts journal January 2020
Co single-atoms on ultrathin N-doped porous carbon via a biomass complexation strategy for high performance metal–air batteries journal January 2020
Cobalt/zinc dual-sites coordinated with nitrogen in nanofibers enabling efficient and durable oxygen reduction reaction in acidic fuel cells journal January 2020
Nanoporous bimetallic Zn/Fe–N–C for efficient oxygen reduction in acidic and alkaline media journal January 2020
Unveiling the high-activity origin of single-atom iron catalysts for oxygen reduction reaction journal June 2018
An Fe–N co-doped tube-in-tube carbon nanostructure used as an efficient catalyst for the electrochemical oxygen reduction reaction journal September 2019
Dual active sites of the Co 2 N and single-atom Co–N 4 embedded in nitrogen-rich nanocarbons: a robust electrocatalyst for oxygen reduction reactions journal January 2020
Recent advances in the precise control of isolated single-site catalysts by chemical methods journal June 2018
The Effect of CNTs on Performance Improvement of rGO Supported Fe-N x /C Electrocatalysts for the Oxygen Reduction Reaction journal January 2018
Pyrolysis of Self-Assembled Iron(III) Porphyrin on Carbon toward Efficient Oxygen Reduction Reaction journal January 2019
Atomically Dispersed Iron Cathode Catalysts Derived from Binary Ligand-Based Zeolitic Imidazolate Frameworks with Enhanced Stability for PEM Fuel Cells journal January 2019
Fe-Doped Metal-Organic Frameworks-Derived Electrocatalysts for Oxygen Reduction Reaction in Alkaline Media journal January 2018
PGM-Free ORR Catalysts Designed by Templating PANI-Type Polymers Containing Functional Groups with High Affinity to Iron journal January 2019
Wrinkled Reduced Graphene Oxide Supported Nano Ag 4 Bi 2 O 5 Rods as Greatly Enhanced Catalyst for Zinc-Air Battery journal January 2019
Performance of Polymer Electrolyte Fuel Cell Electrodes with Atomically Dispersed (AD) Fe-C-N ORR Catalyst journal January 2019
The effect of carbon support on the oxygen reduction activity and durability of single-atom iron catalysts journal August 2018
Ultrafast X-ray Absorption Studies of the Structural Dynamics of Molecular and Biological Systems in Solution journal May 2011
Pore closure in zeolitic imidazolate frameworks under mechanical pressure text January 2018
Highlights of Major Progress on Single-Atom Catalysis in 2017 journal February 2019
The Challenge of Achieving a High Density of Fe-Based Active Sites in a Highly Graphitic Carbon Matrix journal February 2019
Transition Metal–Nitrogen–Carbon (M–N–C) Catalysts for Oxygen Reduction Reaction. Insights on Synthesis and Performance in Polymer Electrolyte Fuel Cells journal February 2019
FeNxC Based Catalysts Prepared by the Calcination of Iron-Ethylenediamine@Polyaniline as the Cathode-Catalyst of Proton Exchange Membrane Fuel Cell journal August 2019