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Title: Nitrogen-Coordinated Single Cobalt Atom Catalysts for Oxygen Reduction in Proton Exchange Membrane Fuel Cells

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 [1];  [2];  [3];  [4];  [5];  [5];  [6];  [7];  [6];  [6];  [7];  [4];  [8];  [3]; ORCiD logo [6]
  1. Univ. at Buffalo, NY (United States). Dept. of Chemical and Biological Engineering; East China Univ. of Science and Technology, Shanghai (China). School of Mechanical and Power Engineering
  2. Oak Ridge National Lab. (ORNL), Oak Ridge, TN (United States). Materials Science and Technology Division
  3. Los Alamos National Lab. (LANL), Los Alamos, NM (United States)
  4. Brookhaven National Lab. (BNL), Upton, NY (United States). Center for Functional Nanomaterials
  5. Oregon State Univ., Corvallis, OR (United States). School of Chemical, Biological, and Environmental Engineering
  6. Univ. at Buffalo, NY (United States). Dept. of Chemical and Biological Engineering
  7. Pacific Northwest National Lab. (PNNL), Richland, WA (United States)
  8. Oak Ridge National Lab. (ORNL), Oak Ridge, TN (United States). Center for Nanophase Materials Sciences
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Research Org.:
Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL), Oak Ridge, TN (United States); Brookhaven National Laboratory (BNL), Upton, NY (United States); Univ. at Buffalo, NY (United States); East China Univ. of Science and Technology, Shanghai (China); Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL), Los Alamos, NM (United States)
Sponsoring Org.:
USDOE Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EERE), Sustainable Transportation Office. Hydrogen Fuel Cell Technologies Office (HFTO); USDOE Office of Science (SC); National Science Foundation (NSF); Shanghai Natural Science Foundation of China; USDOE National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA)
OSTI Identifier:
1422592
Alternate Identifier(s):
OSTI ID: 1417922; OSTI ID: 1558078
Report Number(s):
LA-UR-19-27321
Journal ID: ISSN 0935-9648; TRN: US1801631
Grant/Contract Number:  
AC05-00OR22725; AC02-06CH11357; SC0012704; CBET-1604392; 16ZR1408600; 89233218CNA000001
Resource Type:
Accepted Manuscript
Journal Name:
Advanced Materials
Additional Journal Information:
Journal Volume: 30; Journal Issue: 11; Journal ID: ISSN 0935-9648
Publisher:
Wiley
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English
Subject:
37 INORGANIC, ORGANIC, PHYSICAL, AND ANALYTICAL CHEMISTRY; carbon nanocomposites; electrocatalysis; oxygen reduction; proton exchange membrane fuel cells; single atomic Co; Energy Sciences

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Wang, Xiao Xia, Cullen, David A., Pan, Yung-Tin, Hwang, Sooyeon, Wang, Maoyu, Feng, Zhenxing, Wang, Jingyun, Engelhard, Mark H., Zhang, Hanguang, He, Yanghua, Shao, Yuyan, Su, Dong, More, Karren L., Spendelow, Jacob S., and Wu, Gang. Nitrogen-Coordinated Single Cobalt Atom Catalysts for Oxygen Reduction in Proton Exchange Membrane Fuel Cells. United States: N. p., 2018. Web. doi:10.1002/adma.201706758.
Wang, Xiao Xia, Cullen, David A., Pan, Yung-Tin, Hwang, Sooyeon, Wang, Maoyu, Feng, Zhenxing, Wang, Jingyun, Engelhard, Mark H., Zhang, Hanguang, He, Yanghua, Shao, Yuyan, Su, Dong, More, Karren L., Spendelow, Jacob S., & Wu, Gang. Nitrogen-Coordinated Single Cobalt Atom Catalysts for Oxygen Reduction in Proton Exchange Membrane Fuel Cells. United States. https://doi.org/10.1002/adma.201706758
Wang, Xiao Xia, Cullen, David A., Pan, Yung-Tin, Hwang, Sooyeon, Wang, Maoyu, Feng, Zhenxing, Wang, Jingyun, Engelhard, Mark H., Zhang, Hanguang, He, Yanghua, Shao, Yuyan, Su, Dong, More, Karren L., Spendelow, Jacob S., and Wu, Gang. Wed . "Nitrogen-Coordinated Single Cobalt Atom Catalysts for Oxygen Reduction in Proton Exchange Membrane Fuel Cells". United States. https://doi.org/10.1002/adma.201706758. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/1422592.
@article{osti_1422592,
title = {Nitrogen-Coordinated Single Cobalt Atom Catalysts for Oxygen Reduction in Proton Exchange Membrane Fuel Cells},
author = {Wang, Xiao Xia and Cullen, David A. and Pan, Yung-Tin and Hwang, Sooyeon and Wang, Maoyu and Feng, Zhenxing and Wang, Jingyun and Engelhard, Mark H. and Zhang, Hanguang and He, Yanghua and Shao, Yuyan and Su, Dong and More, Karren L. and Spendelow, Jacob S. and Wu, Gang},
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doi = {10.1002/adma.201706758},
journal = {Advanced Materials},
number = 11,
volume = 30,
place = {United States},
year = {Wed Jan 24 00:00:00 EST 2018},
month = {Wed Jan 24 00:00:00 EST 2018}
}

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Figure 1 Figure 1: STEM images and element analysis for the best performing 20Co-NC-1100 catalysts. Aberration-corrected MAADF-STEM images (a-e) with accompanying EEL point spectra (e-f). The point spectrum in (f) was taken at the dark neighboring support area in (e) and only shows C and no any N and Co. The pointmore » spectrum (g) was taken on the bright atom in (e) and shows both Co and N, indicating that Co is coordinated with N at an atomic scale.« less

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Electrochemical Energy Conversion and Storage with Zeolitic Imidazolate Framework Derived Materials: A Perspective
journal, October 2018


3D Hierarchical Porous Graphene-Based Energy Materials: Synthesis, Functionalization, and Application in Energy Storage and Conversion
journal, March 2019


Colloidal Co single-atom catalyst: a facile synthesis strategy and high catalytic activity for hydrogen generation
journal, January 2020

  • Wang, Junkai; Huang, Zhenxia; Lu, Lilin
  • Green Chemistry, Vol. 22, Issue 4
  • DOI: 10.1039/c9gc03477c

MOF nanoleaves as new sacrificial templates for the fabrication of nanoporous Co–N x /C electrocatalysts for oxygen reduction
journal, January 2019

  • Li, Jingjing; Xia, Wei; Tang, Jing
  • Nanoscale Horizons, Vol. 4, Issue 4
  • DOI: 10.1039/c9nh00095j

3D interconnected nitrogen-self-doped carbon aerogels as efficient oxygen reduction electrocatalysts derived from biomass gelatin
journal, January 2019

  • Yang, Haoqi; Kou, Shuqing; Li, Zhiyuan
  • RSC Advances, Vol. 9, Issue 69
  • DOI: 10.1039/c9ra07926b

A dinuclear cobalt cluster as electrocatalyst for oxygen reduction reaction
journal, January 2019

  • Li, Yun-Wu; Zhang, Wen-Jie; Li, Chun-Xia
  • RSC Advances, Vol. 9, Issue 72
  • DOI: 10.1039/c9ra08068f

Atomically Dispersed Iron Cathode Catalysts Derived from Binary Ligand-Based Zeolitic Imidazolate Frameworks with Enhanced Stability for PEM Fuel Cells
journal, January 2019

  • Zhang, Hanguang; Ding, Shuo; Hwang, Sooyeon
  • Journal of The Electrochemical Society, Vol. 166, Issue 7
  • DOI: 10.1149/2.0141907jes

Experimental and Theoretical Trends of PGM-Free Electrocatalysts for the Oxygen Reduction Reaction with Different Transition Metals
journal, January 2019

  • Martinez, Ulises; Holby, Edward F.; Babu, Siddharth Komini
  • Journal of The Electrochemical Society, Vol. 166, Issue 7
  • DOI: 10.1149/2.0201907jes

The Challenge of Achieving a High Density of Fe-Based Active Sites in a Highly Graphitic Carbon Matrix
journal, February 2019

  • Li, Jingkun; Jia, Qingying; Mukerjee, Sanjeev
  • Catalysts, Vol. 9, Issue 2
  • DOI: 10.3390/catal9020144

Carbon-Supported Single Atom Catalysts for Electrochemical Energy Conversion and Storage
journal, August 2018


X‐Ray Absorption Spectroscopy Characterizations on PGM‐Free Electrocatalysts: Justification, Advantages, and Limitations
journal, December 2018


PGM‐Free Cathode Catalysts for PEM Fuel Cells: A Mini‐Review on Stability Challenges
journal, December 2018

  • Shao, Yuyan; Dodelet, Jean‐Pol; Wu, Gang
  • Advanced Materials, Vol. 31, Issue 31
  • DOI: 10.1002/adma.201807615

Fabricating Single‐Atom Catalysts from Chelating Metal in Open Frameworks
journal, February 2019


Atomic Fe‐Doped MOF‐Derived Carbon Polyhedrons with High Active‐Center Density and Ultra‐High Performance toward PEM Fuel Cells
journal, February 2019


Oxygen Reduction Reactions on Single‐ or Few‐Atom Discrete Active Sites for Heterogeneous Catalysis
journal, September 2019

  • Sharifi, Tiva; Gracia‐Espino, Eduardo; Chen, Anran
  • Advanced Energy Materials, Vol. 10, Issue 11
  • DOI: 10.1002/aenm.201902084

Die facettenreiche Reaktivität heterogener Einzelatom‐Katalysatoren
journal, November 2018

  • Mitchell, Sharon; Vorobyeva, Evgeniya; Pérez‐Ramírez, Javier
  • Angewandte Chemie, Vol. 130, Issue 47
  • DOI: 10.1002/ange.201806936

Single Atom Catalysts on Carbon-Based Materials
journal, November 2018


Insights Into the Effect of Nickel Doping on ZIF‐Derived Oxygen Reduction Catalysts for Zinc−Air Batteries
journal, February 2019


Probing the Active Sites of Carbon‐Encapsulated Cobalt Nanoparticles for Oxygen Reduction
journal, February 2019

  • Yan, Xuecheng; Dong, Chung‐Li; Huang, Yu‐Cheng
  • Small Methods, Vol. 3, Issue 9
  • DOI: 10.1002/smtd.201800439

Metal-organic framework based nanomaterials for electrocatalytic oxygen redox reaction
journal, March 2019


In Situ X-ray Absorption Spectroscopy Studies of Nanoscale Electrocatalysts
journal, June 2019


Atomically dispersed manganese catalysts for oxygen reduction in proton-exchange membrane fuel cells
journal, October 2018


The Multifaceted Reactivity of Single-Atom Heterogeneous Catalysts
text, January 2018


Two‐Dimensional Conjugated Aromatic Networks as High‐Site‐Density and Single‐Atom Electrocatalysts for the Oxygen Reduction Reaction
journal, September 2019


The simplest construction of single-site catalysts by the synergism of micropore trapping and nitrogen anchoring
journal, April 2019


Hollow Loofah‐Like N, O‐Co‐Doped Carbon Tube for Electrocatalysis of Oxygen Reduction
journal, February 2019

  • Dong, Yuanyuan; Zhou, Mengwei; Tu, Wenzhe
  • Advanced Functional Materials, Vol. 29, Issue 18
  • DOI: 10.1002/adfm.201900015

The simplest construction of single-site catalysts by the synergism of micropore trapping and nitrogen anchoring
journal, April 2019


Novel Two-Dimensional Carbon–Chromium Nitride-Based Composite as an Electrocatalyst for Oxygen Reduction Reaction
journal, November 2019


Alloyed Pt 3 M (M = Co, Ni) nanoparticles supported on S- and N-doped carbon nanotubes for the oxygen reduction reaction
journal, January 2019

  • Louisia, Stéphane; Thomas, Yohann R. J.; Lecante, Pierre
  • Beilstein Journal of Nanotechnology, Vol. 10
  • DOI: 10.3762/bjnano.10.125

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