Two-Dimensional Conjugated Aromatic Networks as High-Site-Density and Single-Atom Electrocatalysts for the Oxygen
Shaoxuan Yang1,2, Yihuan Yu1,2, Meiling Dou1,2
1State Key Laboratory of Chemical Resource Engineering, Beijing Key Laboratory of Electrochemical Process and Technology for Materials, Beijing University of Chemical Technology, Beijing, 100029, P. R. China.
Abstract:
Two-dimensional conjugated aromatic networks (CAN) with ultra-thin conjugated layers (ca. 3.5 nm) and high single-metal-atom-site density (mass content of 10.7 wt %, and 0.73 metal atoms per nm2 ) are prepared via a facile pyrolysis-free route involving a one-step ball milling of the solid-phase-synthesized polyphthalocyanine. These materials display outstanding oxygen reduction reaction (ORR) mass activity of 47 mA mgcat. -1 represents 1.3- and 6.4-fold enhancements compared to Pt and Pt/C in benchmark Pt/C, respectively. Moreover, the primary Zn-air batteries constructed with CAN as an air electrode demonstrate a mass/volume power density of 880 W gcat. -1 /615 W cmcat. -3 and stable long-term operation for 100 h. This strategy offers a new way to design high-performance electrocatalysts with atomic precision for use in other energy-storage and conversion applications.
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