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Title: Nitrogen and sulfur co-doped porous carbon sheets for energy storage and pH-universal oxygen reduction reaction

Abstract

Developing efficient electrocatalysts for energy storage and oxygen reduction reaction (ORR) is of great sig-nificance for the utilization of renewable energy. In particular, designing catalysts with both promising activityand long stability for ORR in pH-universal electrolytes still remain as a tremendous challenge. To tackle such aproblem, metal-free nitrogen and sulfur co-doped porous carbon sheet (NSPCS) was rationally designed in thiswork in order to integrate the two reported routes of enhancing the electrocatalytic activity of graphene. The as-prepared NSPCS has an onset potential of 0.89 V vs. RHE, and half-wave potential E1/2 ≈ 0.75 V during ORR inacidic solution, making it as the most active ORR catalyst. Moreover, the resulting NSPCS also shows a 0.03 Vpositive shift of half-wave potential than commercial Pt/C for ORR and excellent charge capacitive performancein alkaline media. Electron microscopy revealed high degree of defects on NSPCS surface. This, coupled withsynergistic doping effects of nitrogen and sulfur, optimized the active sites and charge transfer, rationalized theoutstanding performance in both oxygen reduction reactions and supercapacitors.Developing efficient electrocatalysts for energy storage and oxygen reduction reaction (ORR) is of great significance for the utilization of renewable energy. In particular, designing catalysts with both promising activity and long stability for ORRmore » in pH-universal electrolytes still remain as a tremendous challenge. To tackle such a problem, metal-free nitrogen and sulfur co-doped porous carbon sheet (NSPCS) was rationally designed in this work in order to integrate the two reported routes of enhancing the electrocatalytic activity of graphene. The as-prepared NSPCS has an onset potential of 0.89 V vs. RHE, and half-wave potential E-1/2 approximate to 0.75 V during ORR in acidic solution, making it as the most active ORR catalyst. Moreover, the resulting NSPCS also shows a 0.03 V positive shift of half-wave potential than commercial Pt/C for ORR and excellent charge capacitive performance in alkaline media. Electron microscopy revealed high degree of defects on NSPCS surface. This, coupled with synergistic doping effects of nitrogen and sulfur, optimized the active sites and charge transfer, rationalized the outstanding performance in both oxygen reduction reactions and supercapacitors.« less

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  1. Wenzhou Univ. (China)
  2. Univ. of Windsor, ON (Canada)
  3. Argonne National Lab. (ANL), Argonne, IL (United States)
  4. Wenzhou Univ. (China); Shihezi Univ. (China)
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Research Org.:
Argonne National Lab. (ANL), Argonne, IL (United States)
Sponsoring Org.:
National Natural Science Foundation of China (NNSFC); USDOE Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EERE), Vehicle Technologies Office (EE-3V); USDOE
OSTI Identifier:
1529908
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OSTI ID: 1637161
Grant/Contract Number:  
AC02-06CH11357
Resource Type:
Journal Article: Accepted Manuscript
Journal Name:
Nano Energy
Additional Journal Information:
Journal Volume: 54; Journal Issue: C; Journal ID: ISSN 2211-2855
Publisher:
Elsevier
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English
Subject:
37 INORGANIC, ORGANIC, PHYSICAL, AND ANALYTICAL CHEMISTRY; nitrogen and sulfur co-doping; oxygen reduction reaction; pH-universal; supercapacitors

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Yang, Chao, Jin, Huile, Cui, Cuixia, Li, Jun, Wang, Jichang, Amine, Khalil, Lu, Jun, and Wang, Shun. Nitrogen and sulfur co-doped porous carbon sheets for energy storage and pH-universal oxygen reduction reaction. United States: N. p., 2018. Web. doi:10.1016/j.nanoen.2018.10.005.
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Yang, Chao, Jin, Huile, Cui, Cuixia, Li, Jun, Wang, Jichang, Amine, Khalil, Lu, Jun, & Wang, Shun. Nitrogen and sulfur co-doped porous carbon sheets for energy storage and pH-universal oxygen reduction reaction. United States. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.nanoen.2018.10.005
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Yang, Chao, Jin, Huile, Cui, Cuixia, Li, Jun, Wang, Jichang, Amine, Khalil, Lu, Jun, and Wang, Shun. Wed . "Nitrogen and sulfur co-doped porous carbon sheets for energy storage and pH-universal oxygen reduction reaction". United States. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.nanoen.2018.10.005. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/1529908.
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@article{osti_1529908,
title = {Nitrogen and sulfur co-doped porous carbon sheets for energy storage and pH-universal oxygen reduction reaction},
author = {Yang, Chao and Jin, Huile and Cui, Cuixia and Li, Jun and Wang, Jichang and Amine, Khalil and Lu, Jun and Wang, Shun},
abstractNote = {Developing efficient electrocatalysts for energy storage and oxygen reduction reaction (ORR) is of great sig-nificance for the utilization of renewable energy. In particular, designing catalysts with both promising activityand long stability for ORR in pH-universal electrolytes still remain as a tremendous challenge. To tackle such aproblem, metal-free nitrogen and sulfur co-doped porous carbon sheet (NSPCS) was rationally designed in thiswork in order to integrate the two reported routes of enhancing the electrocatalytic activity of graphene. The as-prepared NSPCS has an onset potential of 0.89 V vs. RHE, and half-wave potential E1/2 ≈ 0.75 V during ORR inacidic solution, making it as the most active ORR catalyst. Moreover, the resulting NSPCS also shows a 0.03 Vpositive shift of half-wave potential than commercial Pt/C for ORR and excellent charge capacitive performancein alkaline media. Electron microscopy revealed high degree of defects on NSPCS surface. This, coupled withsynergistic doping effects of nitrogen and sulfur, optimized the active sites and charge transfer, rationalized theoutstanding performance in both oxygen reduction reactions and supercapacitors.Developing efficient electrocatalysts for energy storage and oxygen reduction reaction (ORR) is of great significance for the utilization of renewable energy. In particular, designing catalysts with both promising activity and long stability for ORR in pH-universal electrolytes still remain as a tremendous challenge. To tackle such a problem, metal-free nitrogen and sulfur co-doped porous carbon sheet (NSPCS) was rationally designed in this work in order to integrate the two reported routes of enhancing the electrocatalytic activity of graphene. The as-prepared NSPCS has an onset potential of 0.89 V vs. RHE, and half-wave potential E-1/2 approximate to 0.75 V during ORR in acidic solution, making it as the most active ORR catalyst. Moreover, the resulting NSPCS also shows a 0.03 V positive shift of half-wave potential than commercial Pt/C for ORR and excellent charge capacitive performance in alkaline media. Electron microscopy revealed high degree of defects on NSPCS surface. This, coupled with synergistic doping effects of nitrogen and sulfur, optimized the active sites and charge transfer, rationalized the outstanding performance in both oxygen reduction reactions and supercapacitors.},
doi = {10.1016/j.nanoen.2018.10.005},
url = {https://www.osti.gov/biblio/1529908}, journal = {Nano Energy},
issn = {2211-2855},
number = C,
volume = 54,
place = {United States},
year = {2018},
month = {10}
}
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Fig. 1 Fig. 1: (a) SEM images and amplified HRTEM (inset) of N,S 1,S 2-CM1000-b, (b) HRTEM of N,S 1,S 2-CM1000-b, (c) elemental mapping.
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