Synergistic enhancement of nitrogen and sulfur co-doped graphene with carbon nanospheres insertion for electrocatalytic oxygen reduction reaction
Abstract
A nitrogen and sulfur co-doped graphene/carbon black (NSGCB) nanocomposite for the oxygen reduction reaction (ORR) was synthesized through a one-pot annealing of a precursor mixture containing graphene oxide, thiourea, and acidized carbon black (CB). The NSGCB showed excellent performance for the ORR with the onset and half-way potentials at 0.96 V and 0.81 V (vs. RHE), respectively. It is significantly improved over that of the catalysts derived from only graphene (0.90 V and 0.76 V) or carbon nanosphere (0.82 V and 0.74 V). The enhanced catalytic activity on the NSGCB electrode could be attributed to the synergistic effect of N/S co-doping and the enlarged interlayer space resulted from the insertion of carbon nanosphere into the graphene sheets. The four-electron selectivity and the limiting current density of the NSGCB nanocomposite are comparable to that of the commercially Pt/C catalyst. Furthermore, the NSGCB nanocomposite was superior to Pt/C in terms of long-term durability and tolerance to methanol poisoning.
- Authors:
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- Huazhong Univ. of Science and Technology, Wuhan (China)
- Brookhaven National Lab. (BNL), Upton, NY (United States)
- Publication Date:
- Research Org.:
- Brookhaven National Lab. (BNL), Upton, NY (United States)
- Sponsoring Org.:
- USDOE Office of Science (SC), Basic Energy Sciences (BES)
- OSTI Identifier:
- 1183281
- Report Number(s):
- BNL-107751-2015-JA
Journal ID: ISSN 2050-7488; JMCAET; KC0403020
- Grant/Contract Number:
- SC00112704
- Resource Type:
- Accepted Manuscript
- Journal Name:
- Journal of Materials Chemistry. A
- Additional Journal Information:
- Journal Volume: 3; Journal Issue: 15; Journal ID: ISSN 2050-7488
- Publisher:
- Royal Society of Chemistry
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
- Subject:
- 36 MATERIALS SCIENCE; fuel cell; ORR; functional nanomaterials; nitrogen and sulfur co-doped; graphene; carbon nanospheres; interlayer space; oxygen reduction; metal-free electrocatalysts
Citation Formats
Wu, Min, Xin, Huolin L., Wang, Jie, Wu, Zexing, and Wang, Deli. Synergistic enhancement of nitrogen and sulfur co-doped graphene with carbon nanospheres insertion for electrocatalytic oxygen reduction reaction. United States: N. p., 2015.
Web. doi:10.1039/C4TA06323F.
Wu, Min, Xin, Huolin L., Wang, Jie, Wu, Zexing, & Wang, Deli. Synergistic enhancement of nitrogen and sulfur co-doped graphene with carbon nanospheres insertion for electrocatalytic oxygen reduction reaction. United States. https://doi.org/10.1039/C4TA06323F
Wu, Min, Xin, Huolin L., Wang, Jie, Wu, Zexing, and Wang, Deli. Fri .
"Synergistic enhancement of nitrogen and sulfur co-doped graphene with carbon nanospheres insertion for electrocatalytic oxygen reduction reaction". United States. https://doi.org/10.1039/C4TA06323F. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/1183281.
@article{osti_1183281,
title = {Synergistic enhancement of nitrogen and sulfur co-doped graphene with carbon nanospheres insertion for electrocatalytic oxygen reduction reaction},
author = {Wu, Min and Xin, Huolin L. and Wang, Jie and Wu, Zexing and Wang, Deli},
abstractNote = {A nitrogen and sulfur co-doped graphene/carbon black (NSGCB) nanocomposite for the oxygen reduction reaction (ORR) was synthesized through a one-pot annealing of a precursor mixture containing graphene oxide, thiourea, and acidized carbon black (CB). The NSGCB showed excellent performance for the ORR with the onset and half-way potentials at 0.96 V and 0.81 V (vs. RHE), respectively. It is significantly improved over that of the catalysts derived from only graphene (0.90 V and 0.76 V) or carbon nanosphere (0.82 V and 0.74 V). The enhanced catalytic activity on the NSGCB electrode could be attributed to the synergistic effect of N/S co-doping and the enlarged interlayer space resulted from the insertion of carbon nanosphere into the graphene sheets. The four-electron selectivity and the limiting current density of the NSGCB nanocomposite are comparable to that of the commercially Pt/C catalyst. Furthermore, the NSGCB nanocomposite was superior to Pt/C in terms of long-term durability and tolerance to methanol poisoning.},
doi = {10.1039/C4TA06323F},
journal = {Journal of Materials Chemistry. A},
number = 15,
volume = 3,
place = {United States},
year = {Fri Mar 13 00:00:00 EDT 2015},
month = {Fri Mar 13 00:00:00 EDT 2015}
}
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