TY - JOUR
T1 - Boron and nitrogen codoped nanodiamond as an efficient metal-free catalyst for oxygen reduction reaction
AU - Liu, Yanming
AU - Chen, Shuo
AU - Quan, Xie
AU - Yu, Hongtao
AU - Zhao, Huimin
AU - Zhang, Yaobin
AU - Chen, Guohua
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PY - 2013/7/25
Y1 - 2013/7/25
N2 - Developing highly active metal-free oxygen reduction reaction (ORR) catalysts with strong durability is crucial for a variety of renewable energy applications including fuel cells and metal-air batteries. Herein, we synthesized boron and nitrogen codoped nanodiamond (BND) as a highly efficient metal-free catalyst for ORR under alkaline conditions. X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS) demonstrated that B and N atoms have been incorporated in the diamond. The resultant BND was found to be advantageous over N- or B-doped diamond for ORR in terms of current density and peak potential, highlighting the synergetic effects of codoping with B and N. Meanwhile, BND outperformed the commercial Pt/C catalyst in terms of kinetic current density, stability, and methanol tolerance. The zinc-air battery with BND as air cathode catalyst showed higher power density (at current density above 18.0 mA cm-2) and better rechargeability than those with a commercial Pt/C catalyst. © 2013 American Chemical Society.
AB - Developing highly active metal-free oxygen reduction reaction (ORR) catalysts with strong durability is crucial for a variety of renewable energy applications including fuel cells and metal-air batteries. Herein, we synthesized boron and nitrogen codoped nanodiamond (BND) as a highly efficient metal-free catalyst for ORR under alkaline conditions. X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS) demonstrated that B and N atoms have been incorporated in the diamond. The resultant BND was found to be advantageous over N- or B-doped diamond for ORR in terms of current density and peak potential, highlighting the synergetic effects of codoping with B and N. Meanwhile, BND outperformed the commercial Pt/C catalyst in terms of kinetic current density, stability, and methanol tolerance. The zinc-air battery with BND as air cathode catalyst showed higher power density (at current density above 18.0 mA cm-2) and better rechargeability than those with a commercial Pt/C catalyst. © 2013 American Chemical Society.
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U2 - 10.1021/jp4044094
DO - 10.1021/jp4044094
M3 - RGC 21 - Publication in refereed journal
SN - 1932-7447
VL - 117
SP - 14992
EP - 14998
JO - The Journal of Physical Chemistry C
JF - The Journal of Physical Chemistry C
IS - 29
ER -
