A Co-N-doped carbonized egg white as a high-performance, non-precious metal, electrocatalyst for oxygen reduction

作者：Wang Hui; Zhang Zheng; Yang Yixin; Wang Keliang; Ji Shan; Key Julian; Ma Yuanyuan; Wang Rongfang^*

来源：Journal of Solid State Electrochemistry, 2015, 19(6): 1727-1733.

DOI：10.1007/s10008-015-2798-7

• Oxygen reduction reaction
• Co, N-doped carbon
• Egg white
• Non-precious electrocatalysts

A Co-N-doped carbon material was synthesized by pyrolyzing a mixture of boiled egg white and cobalt nitrate. X-ray diffraction, Raman spectrum, X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy, and scanning electron microscopy were used to investigate the morphology and structure of the synthesized carbon material. Electrochemical analyses show that the Co-N-doped carbonized egg white produced much higher oxygen reduction reaction (ORR) activity and greater stability than the N-doped sample control. In conclusion, the facile method to prepare a high-activity, non-precious metal, ORR catalyst using biomass as the carbon source, offers a step towards the development of low-cost fuel cell catalysts.

• 出版日期2015-6
• 单位西北师范大学