Pore engineering of an Fe–N–C electrocatalyst to enhance the performance for the oxygen reduction reaction by adding g-C<sub>3</sub>N<sub>4</sub> into polyaniline and cyanamide as a precursor
Zhen Sun, Jinbao Lin, Kun Hou, Lunhui Guan, Hongbing Zhan
Abstract
g-C<sub>3</sub>N<sub>4</sub> was added during the pyrolysis process of polyaniline and cyanamide, increasing the number of active sites and pore volume of the resulting material.
Topics & Concepts
CyanamideElectrocatalystPolyanilinePyrolysisOxygenMaterials scienceOxygen reduction reactionVolume (thermodynamics)ChemistryInorganic chemistryElectrodeChemical engineeringAnalytical Chemistry (journal)ElectrochemistryPhysical chemistryPolymerOrganic chemistryComposite materialThermodynamicsPhysicsPolymerizationEngineeringElectrocatalysts for Energy ConversionFuel Cells and Related MaterialsSemiconductor materials and devices