Porous carbonaceous materials simultaneously dispersing N, Fe and Co as bifunctional catalysts for the ORR and OER: electrochemical performance in a prototype of a Zn–air battery
Daniela Jaramillo, Germán Álvarez, Cristian Díaz, Sebastián Pérez, Juan Muñoz Saldaña, Ligia Sierra, Betty L. López, A. Moreno-Zuria, Mohamed Mohamedi, Rubén Palacio
Abstract
Infiltration of mesopores in SBA-15 hard template with phenanthroline complexes of Fe 3+ and Co 2+ allowed the dispersion of nitrogen, iron and cobalt species on the surface of the CMK-3 replica, as heterogeneous catalyst for the ORR and OER reactions.
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BifunctionalTafel equationMesoporous materialCobaltCatalysisElectrochemistryMaterials scienceChemical engineeringInorganic chemistryChemistryOxygen evolutionElectrodeOrganic chemistryPhysical chemistryEngineeringElectrocatalysts for Energy ConversionAdvanced battery technologies researchFuel Cells and Related Materials