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ZIF67@MFC-Derived Co/N-C@CNFs Interconnected Frameworks with Graphitic Carbon-Encapsulated Co Nanoparticles as Highly Stable and Efficient Electrocatalysts for Oxygen Reduction Reactions.

Hongjie MengYiming LiuHaoran LiuSupeng PeiXianxia YuanHong LiYongming Zhang
Published in: ACS applied materials & interfaces (2020)
Development of nonprecious metal catalysts for oxygen reduction reaction (ORR) to reduce or eliminate Pt-based electrocatalysts is of great importance for fuel cells. Herein, Co/N-codoped carbon with carbon nanofiber (CNF) interconnected three-dimensional (3D) frameworks and graphitic carbon-encapsulated Co nanoparticles were designed and successfully prepared via the in situ growth of zeolitic imidazolate framework-67 (ZIF67) with biomass nano-microfibrillar cellulose (MFC) and then pyrolysis. The catalyst (Co/N-C@CNFs) exhibited outstanding long-term catalytic durability with 92.7% current retention after 70 000 s, which was much higher than that of commercial Pt/C in alkaline media. The support and connection of CNFs to Co/N-C frameworks and the protection of Co nanoparticles by graphite layers contribute to their impressive long-term catalytic stability. Meanwhile, Co/C-N@CNFs displayed excellent ORR catalytic performance (E0 = 0.952 V vs RHE, E1/2 = 0.852 V vs RHE, and n: 4.2) in alkaline media. This strategy provides new insights into developing advanced nonprecious metal carbon-based catalysts for ORR.
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