Self-assembled three-dimensional carbon networks with accessorial Lewis base sites and variational electron characteristics as efficient oxygen reduction reaction catalysts for alkaline metal-air batteries

doi:10.1016/S1872-2067(18)63089-X

Abstract

Abstract:

Heteroatom-doped carbon has been demonstrated to be one of the most promising non-noble metal catalysts with high catalytic activity and stability through the modification of the electronic and geometric structures. In this study, we develop a novel solvent method to prepare interconnected N, S co-doped three-dimensional (3D) carbon networks with tunable nanopores derived from an asso-ciated complex based on melamine and sodium dodecylbenzene sulfonate (SDBS). After the intro-duction of silica templates and calcination, the catalyst exhibits 3D networks with interconnected 50-nm pores and partial graphitization. With the increase of the number of Lewis base sites caused by the N doping and change of the carbon charge and spin densities caused by the S doping, the designed N, S co-doped catalyst exhibits a similar electrochemical activity to that of the commercial 20-wt% Pt/C as an oxygen reduction reaction catalyst. In addition, in an aluminum-air battery, the proposed catalyst even outperforms the commercial 5-wt% Pt/C catalyst. Both interconnected porous structures and synergistic effects of N and S contribute to the superior catalytic perfor-mance. This study paves the way for the synthesis of various other N-doped and co-doped carbon materials as efficient catalysts in electrochemical energy applications.

Key words: Carbon networks, N, S co-doped, Lewis base sites, Charge and spin densities, Oxygen reduction reaction, Alkaline metal-air batteries

Qiyu Wang, Zhian Zhang, Mengran Wang, Jie Li, Jing Fang, Yanqing Lai. Self-assembled three-dimensional carbon networks with accessorial Lewis base sites and variational electron characteristics as efficient oxygen reduction reaction catalysts for alkaline metal-air batteries[J]. Chinese Journal of Catalysis, 2018, 39(7): 1210-1218.

×
share this article

Add to citation manager EndNote|Ris|BibTeX

URL: https://www.cjcatal.com/EN/10.1016/S1872-2067(18)63089-X

https://www.cjcatal.com/EN/Y2018/V39/I7/1210

References

[1] B. Y. Xia, Y. Yan, N. Li, H. B. Wu, X. W. Lou, X. Wang, Nat. Energy, 2016, 1, 15006.
[2] H. T. Chung, J. H. Won, P. Zelenay, Nat. Commun., 2013, 4, 1922.
[3] T. Cleve, S. Moniri, G. Belok, K. More, S. Linic, ACS Catal., 2016, 7, 17-24.
[4] R. Bashyam, P. Zelenay, Nature, 2006, 443, 63-66.
[5] Y. Nie, L. Li, Z. D. Wei, Chem. Soc. Rev., 2015, 44, 2168-2201.
[6] X. J. Liu, S. Z. Zou, S. W. Chen, Nanoscale, 2016, 8, 19249-19255.
[7] L. Y. Zhang, M. R. Wang, Y. Q. Lai, X. Y. Li, J. Mater. Chem. A, 2018, 6, 4988-4996.
[8] J. C. Li, P. X. Hou, S. Y. Zhao, C. Liu, D. M. Tang, M. Cheng, F. Zhang, H. M. Cheng, Energy Environ. Sci., 2016, 9, 3079-3084.
[9] J. F. Kong, W. L. Cheng, Chin. J. Catal., 2017, 38, 951-969.
[10] X. J. Zheng, X. C. Cao, J. Wu, J. H. Tian, C. Jin, R. Z. Yang, Carbon, 2016, 107, 907-916.
[11] Z. Liu, H. G. Nie, Z. Yang, J. Zhang, Z. P. Jin, Y. Q. Lu, Z. B. Xiao, S. M. Huang, Nanoscale, 2013, 5, 3283-3288.
[12] T. F. Hung, S. H. Chen, M. H. Tu, Z. H. Lu, C. K. Chen, R. S. Liu, H. F. Greer, W. Z. Zhou, M. Y. Lo, J. Chin. Chem. Soc., 2014, 61, 93-100.
[13] J. Y. Chen, H. M. Zhang, P. R. Liu, Y. B. Li, G. Y. Li, T. C. An, H. J. Zhao, Carbon, 2015, 92, 339-347.
[14] H. H. Zhang, X. Q. Liu, G. L. He, X. X. Zhang, S. J. Bao, W. H. Hu, J. Power Sources, 2015, 279, 252-258.
[15] J. Zhang, L. Qu, G. Shi, J. Liu, J. Chen, L. Dai, Angew. Chem., 2016, 55, 2230-2234.
[16] Y. L. Liao, Y. Gao, S. M. Zhu, J. S. Zheng, Z. X. Chen, C. Yin, X. H. Lou, D. Zhang, ACS Appl. Mater. Interfaces, 2015, 7, 19619-19625.
[17] Y. Q. Lai, Q. Y. Wang, M. R. Wang, J. Li, J. Fang, Z. Zhang, J. Electro-anal. Chem., 2017, 801, 72-76.
[18] X. J. Wu, D. Xu, Adv. Mater., 2010, 22, 1516-1520.
[19] P. Liu, X. Wang, Y. J. Wang, ACS Sus. Chem. Eng., 2014, 2, 1795-1801.
[20] C. N. He, S. Wu, N. Q. Zhao, C. S. Shi, E. Z. Liu, J. J. Li, ACS Nano, 2013, 2, 4459-4469.
[21] W. J. Qian, J. Y. Zhu, Y. Zhang, X. Wu, F. Yan, Small, 2015, 11, 4959-4969.
[22] Y. X. Chen, Z. A. Zhang, Y. Q. Lai, X. D. Shi, J. M. Li, X. B. Chen, K. Zhang, J. Li, J. Power Sources, 2017, 359, 529-538.
[23] W. Ding, L. Li, K. Xiong, Y. Wang, W. Li, Y. Nie, S. G. Chen, X. Q. Qi, Z. D. Wei, J. Am. Chem. Soc., 2015, 137, 5414-5420.
[24] M. Graglia, J. Pampel, T. Hantke, T. Fellinger, D. Esposito, ACS Nano, 2016, 10, 4364-4371.
[25] S. W. Woo, K. Dokko, H. Nakano, K. Kanamura, J. Mater. Chem., 2008, 18, 1674-1680.
[26] K. S. W. Sing, D. H. Everett, R. A. W. Haul, L. Moscou, R. A. Pierotti, J. Rouguerrd, T. Siemiewska, Pure. Appl. Chem., 1985, 57, 603-619.
[27] C. A. Campos-Roldan, G. Ramos-Sanchez, R. Gonzalez-Huerta, J. Vargas Garcia, P. B. Balbuena, N. Alonso-Vante, ACS Appl. Mater. Interfaces, 2016, 8, 23260-23269.
[28] F. B. Su, C. Poh, J. Chen, G. W. Xu, D. Wang, Q. Li, J. Y. Lin, X. W. Lou, Energy Environ. Sci., 2011, 4, 717-724.
[29] T. T. Zhang, C. S. He, L. B. Li,Y. Q. Lin. Chin. J. Catal., 2016, 37, 1275-1282.
[30] J. Zhang, H. Zhou, X. B. Liu, J. Zhang, T. Peng, J. L. Yang, Y. H. Huang, S. C. Mu, J. Mater. Chem. A, 2016, 4, 15870-15879.
[31] Y. Sun, J. Wu, J. H. Tian, C. Jin, R. Z. Yang, Electrochim. Acta, 2015, 178, 806-812.
[32] R. F. Zhou, Y. Zheng, M. Jaroniec, S. Z. Qiao, ACS Catal., 2016, 6, 4720-4728.
[33] B. S. Shen, H. Wang, L. J. Wu, R. S. Guo, Q. Huang, X. B. Yan, Chin. Chem. Lett., 2016, 27, 1586-1591.
[34] J. T. Jin, X. C. Qiao, F. L. Cheng, H. B. Fan, L. F. Cui, Carbon, 2017, 122, 114-121.
[35] L. P. Zhang, Z. H. Xia, J. Phys. Chem. C, 2011, 115, 11170-11176.
[36] J. Liang, Y. Jiao, M. Jaroniec, S. Z. Qiao, Angew. Chem. Int. Ed., 2012, 51, 11496-11500.