Recent progress in heteroatom doping to modulate the coordination environment of M–N–C catalysts for the oxygen reduction reaction
Xuan Xie, Hui Peng, Guofu Ma, Ziqiang Lei, Yuxi Xu
Abstract
This review focuses on the effects of heteroatom doping on the coordination configuration and electronic structure of M–N–C catalysts for ORR from three aspects: coordinated atoms, environmental atoms, and axial coordinated atoms.
Topics & Concepts
HeteroatomOxygen reduction reactionCatalysisDopingOxygen atomMaterials scienceOxygenOxygen reductionCrystallographyChemistryElectrochemistryPhysical chemistryOrganic chemistryMoleculeOptoelectronicsRing (chemistry)ElectrodeElectrocatalysts for Energy ConversionCatalytic Processes in Materials ScienceFuel Cells and Related Materials