Defect-driven oxygen reduction reaction (ORR) of carbon without any element doping
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Article Title | Defect-driven oxygen reduction reaction (ORR) of carbon without any element doping |
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ERA Journal ID | 210596 |
Article Category | Article |
Authors | Zhao, Xiaojun (Author), Zou, Xiaoqin (Author), Yan, Xuecheng (Author), Brown, Christopher L. (Author), Chen, Zhigang (Author), Zhu, Guangshan (Author) and Yao, Xiangdong (Author) |
Journal Title | Inorganic Chemistry Frontiers |
Journal Citation | 3 (3), pp. 417-421 |
Number of Pages | 5 |
Year | 2016 |
Place of Publication | United Kingdom |
ISSN | 2052-1545 |
2052-1553 | |
Digital Object Identifier (DOI) | https://doi.org/10.1039/c5qi00236b |
Web Address (URL) | http://pubs.rsc.org/en/content/articlepdf/2016/qi/c5qi00236b |
Abstract | A porous carbon (PC) material, containing carbon and oxygen only, was synthesized via carbonisation of a Zn-MOF (IRMOF-8) at 950 °C. Interestingly, the derived materials of this reaction exhibit excellent electrocatalytic activity, molecular selectivity and long-term durability. The fact that this material, which is effectively a 'pure' carbon, lacking any elemental doping, exhibits excellent oxygen reduction reaction (ORR) activity suggests that a mechanism not dependent on elemental doping is being utilised. We suggest the formation of defects arising from the removal of Zn atoms as a consequence of the calcination procedure play the critical role in this process. |
Keywords | oxygen reduction reaction (ORR); porous carbon (PC) materials |
ANZSRC Field of Research 2020 | 340399. Macromolecular and materials chemistry not elsewhere classified |
Public Notes | Files associated with this item cannot be displayed due to copyright restrictions. |
Byline Affiliations | Griffith University |
Jilin University, China | |
University of Queensland | |
Institution of Origin | University of Southern Queensland |
https://research.usq.edu.au/item/q414z/defect-driven-oxygen-reduction-reaction-orr-of-carbon-without-any-element-doping
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