1. (Fe,N-codoped carbon nanotube)/(Fe-based nanoparticle) nanohybrid derived from Fe-doped g-C3N4: A superior catalyst for oxygen reduction reaction
- Author
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Jie Sun, Yanzhong Xue, Yanpei Zhang, Yingjie Guo, Ruibin Jiang, and Zhongke Wang
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Materials science ,Carbonization ,Doping ,Graphitic carbon nitride ,Nanoparticle ,02 engineering and technology ,Carbon nanotube ,010402 general chemistry ,021001 nanoscience & nanotechnology ,Electrocatalyst ,01 natural sciences ,0104 chemical sciences ,Surfaces, Coatings and Films ,Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials ,Catalysis ,law.invention ,Biomaterials ,chemistry.chemical_compound ,Colloid and Surface Chemistry ,Chemical engineering ,chemistry ,Transition metal ,law ,0210 nano-technology - Abstract
Transition metal- and N-codoped carbon nanotubes (CNTs) have superior catalytic activity because the curling surface enhances the bonding ability of atoms within CNTs to other species. However, it is a great challenge to prepare CNTs with transition metal- and N-doped at high level during the growth of CNTs. Here, (Fe,N-codoped CNT)/(Fe-based nanoparticle) (Fe,N-CNT/FeNP) hybrid nanostructures are for the first time prepared through the carbonization of Fe-doped g-C3N4. The doping of Fe and N is simultaneously realized during the formation of CNTs. Meanwhile, the abundant and homogeneous Fe and N in Fe-doped g-C3N4 ensure high-level and uniform doping of Fe and N in CNTs. The Fe,N-CNT/FeNP hybrid nanostructures have several types of active components, including homogeneously distributed coordinating Fe moieties (FeCxNy or FeNx) and CFe15.1 nanoparticles embedded in Fe,N-CNTs, towards oxygen reduction reaction (ORR). A superior ORR electrocatalytic performance is therefore obtained on the Fe,N-CNT/FeNP nanohybrids. Our preparation method opens an avenue to preparation of CNTs with transition metal- and N-doping at high-level, and the superior performance of Fe,N-CNT/FeNP nanostructures for ORR will be very helpful to the development of fuel cells and metal-air batteries.
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- 2020