Highly Active Oxygen Reduction Electrocatalysts Derived from an Iron-Porphyrin Framework
The high cost of noble metals is a barrier to widespread commercialization of polymer electrolyte membrane fuel cells. Platinum-group-metal-free catalysts are a promising low-cost alternative for catalyzing the oxygen reduction reaction (ORR). Herein, we report a high activity Fe-N-C cathode catalys...
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| Main Authors: | , , , , , , , , , , , |
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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American Physical Society
2023-10-01
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| Series: | PRX Energy |
| Online Access: | http://doi.org/10.1103/PRXEnergy.2.043008 |
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| Summary: | The high cost of noble metals is a barrier to widespread commercialization of polymer electrolyte membrane fuel cells. Platinum-group-metal-free catalysts are a promising low-cost alternative for catalyzing the oxygen reduction reaction (ORR). Herein, we report a high activity Fe-N-C cathode catalyst derived from a Fe-porphyrinic framework prepared using low-cost precursors and facile one pot synthesis followed by a single heat treatment. The final product has atomically dispersed iron in proximity to nitrogen groups that share transition metal characteristics, as described by electron energy loss spectrometry and x-ray absorption near edge structure results. Electrochemical studies on a rotating ring-disk electrode indicate a four-electron transfer mechanism for the ORR. Membrane electrode assembly testing of the Fe-porphyrin-derived cathode catalyst shows a high kinetic current density of 22 mA cm^{−2} at 0.9 V in H_{2}-O_{2} fuel cells. |
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| ISSN: | 2768-5608 |