锚定在中空碳纳米笼上的Fe掺杂Co3O4用于高效电催化析氧

Fe-doped Co3O4 anchored on hollow carbon nanocages for efficient electrocatalytic oxygen evolution

  • 摘要: 本研究采用Fe(CN)63−阴离子交换2-甲基咪唑再于空气气氛下退火衍生的策略,制备了一种负载在氮掺杂中空纳米笼碳骨架上的Fe掺杂Co3O4电催化剂(Fe-Co3O4/NC),用于电催化OER。XRD和HRTEM表征证实了Fe掺入Co3O4的晶格中。XPS表征明确了Fe引入后Co价态升高,这是基于Co2+/Co3+ 和Fe3+的价电子构型诱导的电子由Co2+/Co3+向Fe3+的转移,这会促使Co位点在OER过程中衍生为CoOOH活性物种,作为真正的电催化活性中心,这也被OER稳定性测试后的HRTEM和XPS表征所证实。电化学性能测试显示,该电催化剂的OER过电位仅有275 mV且能够在100 mA/cm2的电流密度下稳定维持20 h,兼具优异的电催化活性和稳定性,与20% Pt/C组成的两电极体系在自制膜电极装置中电催化全解水,仅需2.041 V施加电位即可实现100 mA/cm2的电流密度,具有工业应用前景。

     

    Abstract: In this work, a Fe-doped Co3O4 OER electrocatalyst supported by an N-doped hollow nanocage carbon framework (Fe-Co3O4/NC) was successfully prepared by anion exchange and annealing in an air atmosphere strategy. XRD and HRTEM characterizations confirm that Fe the incorporation of Fe into the lattice of Co3O4. XPS characterization clarifies that the valence state of Co increases after the introduction of Fe, which originates from the electrons transfer from Co2+/Co3+ to Fe3+ and is induced by the valence electron configuration of cations. It simulates Co sites in-situ derived into CoOOH active species during the OER process, which is confirmed by the HRTEM and XPS characterization after the OER stability test. Electrochemical performance tests show that the Fe-Co3O4/NC electrocatalyst only exhibits 275 mV overpotential to achieve a current density of 10 mA/cm2 and stably maintains for 20 h at 100 mA/cm2. Together with 20% Pt/C electrocatalyst, the composed two-electrode system only needs 2.041 V applied potential to achieve 100 mA/cm2 for total water splitting in a self-made membrane electrode device, which has industrial application prospects.

     

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