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Highly Efficient Electrocatalysts for Oxygen Reduction Reaction Based on 1D Ternary Doped Porous Carbons Derived from Carbon Nanotube Directed Conjugated Microporous Polymers
Author(s) -
He Yafei,
Gehrig Dominik,
Zhang Fan,
Lu Chenbao,
Zhang Chao,
Cai Ming,
Wang Yuanyuan,
Laquai Frédéric,
Zhuang Xiaodong,
Feng Xinliang
Publication year - 2016
Publication title -
advanced functional materials
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 6.069
H-Index - 322
eISSN - 1616-3028
pISSN - 1616-301X
DOI - 10.1002/adfm.201603693
Subject(s) - materials science , conjugated microporous polymer , heteroatom , microporous material , carbon nanotube , chemical engineering , ternary operation , porosity , polymer , nanotechnology , specific surface area , catalysis , organic chemistry , composite material , chemistry , computer science , engineering , programming language , ring (chemistry)
One‐dimensional (1D) porous materials have shown great potential for gas storage and separation, sensing, energy storage, and conversion. However, the controlled approach for preparation of 1D porous materials, especially porous organic materials, still remains a great challenge due to the poor dispersibility and solution processability of the porous materials. Here, carbon nanotube (CNT) templated 1D conjugated microporous polymers (CMPs) are prepared using a layer‐by‐layer method. As‐prepared CMPs possess high specific surface areas of up to 623 m 2 g −1 and exhibit strong electronic interactions between p‐type CMPs and n‐type CNTs. The CMPs are used as precursors to produce heteroatom‐doped 1D porous carbons through direct pyrolysis. As‐produced ternary heteroatom‐doped (B/N/S) 1D porous carbons possess high specific surface areas of up to 750 m 2 g −1 , hierarchical porous structures, and excellent electrochemical‐catalytic performance for oxygen reduction reaction. Both of the diffusion‐limited current density (4.4 mA cm −2 ) and electron transfer number ( n = 3.8) for three‐layered 1D porous carbons are superior to those for random 1D porous carbon. These results demonstrate that layered and core–shell type 1D CMPs and related heteroatom‐doped 1D porous carbons can be rationally designed and controlled prepared for high performance energy‐related applications.