Open AccessOne-step synthesis of nitrogen-doped microporous carbon materials as metal-free electrocatalysts for oxygen reduction reaction
Author(s) -
XiaoJun Zhao,
Huanyu Zhao,
Tingting Zhang,
Xuecheng Yan,
Ye Yuan,
Haimin Zhang,
Huijun Zhao,
Daming Zhang,
Guangshan Zhu,
Xiangdong Yao
Publication year - 2014
Publication title -
journal of materials chemistry a
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 3.637
H-Index - 212
eISSN - 2050-7488
pISSN - 2050-7496
DOI - 10.1039/c4ta00846d
Subject(s) - oxygen reduction reaction , microporous material , oxygen reduction , carbon fibers , materials science , oxygen , nitrogen , metal , chemical engineering , inorganic chemistry , reduction (mathematics) , chemistry , electrode , organic chemistry , metallurgy , electrochemistry , composite material , composite number , engineering , geometry , mathematics
In our work, a convenient preparation route is reported for the synthesis of nitrogen-doped microporous carbon materials by direct carbonization of an amine functionalized aluminium-based metal-organic framework (MOF) compound, amino-MIL-53(Al). Through the pore distribution and pore volume calculations it was found that the carbon products possess narrow pore size, which is approximately 1 nm, and high microporous surface area and volume. The highest proportion of microporous contribution is 93% for surface area and 88% for pore volume. As metal-free electrocatalysts, these carbon products exhibit attractive capability for oxygen reduction reaction (ORR) in alkaline medium. The investigation shows that these nitrogen-doped microporous carbon materials have promising applications in fuel cells.Griffith Sciences, School of Natural SciencesNo Full Tex
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