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Shenzhou Li1,2, Zhiqiang Li1, Tianping Huang1
1State Key Laboratory of Material Processing and Die & Mould Technology, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, 430074, P. R. China.
Abstract:
Fe-N-C represents the most promising non-precious metal catalysts (NPMCs) for the oxygen reduction reaction (ORR) in fuel cells, but often suffers from poor stability in acid due to the dissolution of metal sites and the poor oxidation resistance of carbon substrates. In this work, silicon-doped iron-nitrogen-carbon (Si/Fe-N-C) catalysts were developed by in situ silicon doping and metal-polymer coordination. It was found that Si doping could not only promote the density of Fe-Nx /C active sites but also elevated the content of graphitic carbon through catalytic graphitization. The best-performing Si/Fe-N-C exhibited a half-wave potential of 0.817 V vs. reversible hydrogen electrode in 0.5 m H2 SO4 , outperforming that of undoped Fe-N-C and most of the reported Fe-N-C catalysts. It also exhibited significantly enhanced stability at elevated temperature (≥60 °C). This work provides a new way to develop non-precious metal ORR catalysts with improved activity and stability in acidic media.
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