Synergistic effect between atomically dispersed Fe and Co metal sites for enhanced oxygen reduction reaction
Lulu Chen, Yelong Zhang, Lile Dong, Wenxiu Yang, Xiangjian Liu, Ling Long, Changyu Liu, Shaojun Dong, Jianbo Jia
Abstract
Atomically dispersed Fe and Co on N-doped carbon were prepared as ORR and Zn–air battery catalysts, and the synergetic effect between Fe–N<sub>4</sub> and Co–N<sub>4</sub> was demonstrated by electrochemical results and density functional theory calculations.
Topics & Concepts
Oxygen reduction reactionElectrochemistryDensity functional theoryCatalysisMaterials scienceOxygen reductionMetalOxygenCarbon fibersBattery (electricity)Chemical engineeringInorganic chemistryDopingElectrodeChemistryPhysical chemistryMetallurgyComputational chemistryThermodynamicsComposite materialOptoelectronicsOrganic chemistryEngineeringPower (physics)PhysicsComposite numberElectrocatalysts for Energy ConversionFuel Cells and Related MaterialsAdvanced battery technologies research