A high performance non-noble metal electrocatalyst for the oxygen reduction reaction derived from a metal organic framework

doi:10.1016/S1872-2067(15)61104-4

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Abstract:

The development of a non-precious metal electrocatalyst (NPME) with a performance superior to commercial Pt/C for the oxygen reduction reaction (ORR) is important for the commercialization of fuel cells. We report the synthesis of a NPME by heat-treating Co-based metal organic frameworks (ZIF-67) with a small average size of 44 nm. The electrocatalyst pyrolyzed at 600 ℃ showed the best performance and the performance was enhanced when it was supported on BP 2000. The resulting electrocatalyst was composed of 10 nm Co nanoparticles coated by 3-12 layers of N doped graphite layers which as a whole was embedded in a carbon matrix. The ORR performance of the electrocatalyst was tested by rotating disk electrode tests in O₂-saturated 0.1 mol/L KOH under ambient conditions. The electrocatalyst (1.0 mg/cm²) showed an onset potential of 1.017 V (vs. RHE) and a half-wave potential of 0.857 V (vs. RHE), which showed it was as good as the commercial Pt/C (20 μg_Pt/cm²). Furthermore, the electrocatalyst possessed much better stability and resistance to methanol crossover than Pt/C.

Key words: Fuel cell, Oxygen reduction reaction, Non-precious metal catalyst, Metal organic framework, Alkaline condition

Yangzhi Bai, Baolian Yi, Jia Li, Shangfeng Jiang, Hongjie Zhang, Zhigang Shao, Yujiang Song. A high performance non-noble metal electrocatalyst for the oxygen reduction reaction derived from a metal organic framework[J]. Chinese Journal of Catalysis, 2016, 37(7): 1127-1133.

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