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Type: | Journal article |
Title: | Identifying the key role of pyridinic-N–Co bonding in synergistic electrocatalysis for reversible ORR/OER |
Author: | Wang, X. Liu, J. Liu, Z. Wang, W. Luo, J. Han, X. Du, X. Qiao, S. Yang, J. |
Citation: | Advanced Materials, 2018; 30(23):1800005-1-1800005-10 |
Publisher: | Wiley |
Issue Date: | 2018 |
ISSN: | 0935-9648 1521-4095 |
Statement of Responsibility: | Xue-Rui Wang, Jie-Yu Liu, Zi-Wei Liu, Wei-Chao Wang, Jun Luo, Xiao-Peng Han, Xi-Wen Du, Shi-Zhang Qiao, and Jing Yang |
Abstract: | For many regenerative electrochemical energy-conversion systems, hybrid electrocatalysts comprising transition metal (TM) oxides and heteroatom-doped (e.g., nitrogen-doped) carbonaceous materials are promising bifunctional oxygen reduction reaction/oxygen evolution reaction electrocatalysts, whose enhanced electrocatalytic activities are attributed to the synergistic effect originated from the TM-N-C active sites. However, it is still ambiguous which configuration of nitrogen dopants, either pyridinic or pyrrolic N, when bonded to the TM in oxides, predominately contributes to the synergistic effect. Herein, an innovative strategy based on laser irradiation is described to controllably tune the relative concentrations of pyridinic and pyrrolic nitrogen dopants in the hybrid catalyst, i.e., NiCo₂O₄ NPs/N-doped mesoporous graphene. Comparative studies reveal the dominant role of pyridinic-NCo bonding, instead of pyrrolic-N bonding, in synergistically promoting reversible oxygen electrocatalysis. Moreover, density functional theory calculations provide deep insights into the corresponding synergistic mechanism. The optimized hybrid, NiCo/NLG-270, manifests outstanding reversible oxygen electrocatalytic activities, leading to an overpotential different ΔE among the lowest value for highly efficient bifunctional catalysts. In a practical reversible Zn-air battery, NiCo/NLG-270 exhibits superior charge/discharge performance and long-term durability compared to the noble metal electrocatalysts. |
Keywords: | Graphenes; hybrid electrocatalysts; pyridinic nitrogen; pyrrolic nitrogen; spinels |
Rights: | © 2018 WILEY-VCH Verlag GmbH & Co. KGaA, Weinheim |
DOI: | 10.1002/adma.201800005 |
Published version: | http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/adma.201800005 |
Appears in Collections: | Aurora harvest 4 Chemical Engineering publications |
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