Cobalt-carbon nanofibers as an efficient support-free catalyst for oxygen reduction reaction with a systematic study of active site formation

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Recently, major efforts have been devoted to exploring cheap and active non-precious metal catalysts for the oxygen reduction reaction (ORR) in fuel cells for large-scale applications. Herein, we report electrospun cobalt-carbon nanofibers (Co-CNFs) as an efficient catalyst for the ORR, together with a systematic study of the active site formation. The ORR activity of the Co-CNFs increases with increasing Co content up to approximately 30 wt%, at which high ORR activity is exhibited, comparable with a commercial Pt/C catalyst in alkaline media. XPS and structural analysis reveals a Co-pyridinic N-x bond at the edge plane, and more Co nanoparticles were found in the Co-CNFs as the Co content was increased. These sites can behave as the primary and the secondary active sites for the ORR, according to a dual-site mechanism. The ORR activity of the Co-CNFs may deteriorate even if only one of these sites is limited. The high ORR activity of the Co-CNF catalysts results from the synergetic effect of dual site formation for the ORR.
Publisher
ROYAL SOC CHEMISTRY
Issue Date
2015-07
Language
English
Article Type
Article
Keywords

MEMBRANE FUEL-CELLS; ELECTROCATALYTIC REDUCTION; ENERGY-CONVERSION; CATHODE CATALYSTS; IRON; POLYANILINE; NANOTUBES; MECHANISM; PROPERTY; DENSITY

Citation

JOURNAL OF MATERIALS CHEMISTRY A, v.3, no.27, pp.14284 - 14290

ISSN
2050-7488
DOI
10.1039/c5ta02031j
URI
http://hdl.handle.net/10203/200933
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