Fe, N, S-doped porous carbon as oxygen reduction reaction catalyst in acidic medium with high activity and durability synthesized using CaCl2 as template

doi:10.1016/S1872-2067(17)62807-9

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Proton exchange membrane fuel cells suffer from the sluggish kinetics of the oxygen reduction reaction (ORR) and the high cost of Pt catalysts. In the present work, a high-performance ORR catalyst based on Fe, N, S-doped porous carbon (FeNS-PC) was synthesized using melamine formaldehyde resin as C and N precursors, Fe(SCN)₃ as Fe and S precursors, and CaCl₂ as a template via a two-step heat treatment without a harsh template removal step. The results show that the catalyst treated at 900℃ (FeNS-PC-900) had a high surface area of 775 m²/g, a high mass activity of 10.2 A/g in an acidic medium, and excellent durability; the half-wave potential decreased by only 20 mV after 10000 potential cycles. The FeNS-PC-900 catalyst was used as the cathode in a proton exchange membrane fuel cell and delivered a peak power density of 0.49 W/cm². FeNS-PC-900 therefore has good potential for use in practical applications.

Key words: Non-precious metal catalyst, Oxygen reduction reaction, Proton exchange membrane fuel cell, Fe, N, S-doped porous carbon, Melamine formaldehyde resin

Chi Chen, Zhiyou Zhou, Yucheng Wang, Xue Zhang, Xiaodong Yang, Xinsheng Zhang, Shigang Sun. Fe, N, S-doped porous carbon as oxygen reduction reaction catalyst in acidic medium with high activity and durability synthesized using CaCl₂ as template[J]. Chinese Journal of Catalysis, 2017, 38(4): 673-682.

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