Citation: Lulu Chen, Yelong Zhang, Jianbo Jia. Nitrogen-doped mesoporous carbon nanospheres loaded with cobalt nanoparticles for oxygen reduction and Zn–air batteries[J]. Chinese Chemical Letters, ;2023, 34(7): 107815. doi: 10.1016/j.cclet.2022.107815 shu

Nitrogen-doped mesoporous carbon nanospheres loaded with cobalt nanoparticles for oxygen reduction and Zn–air batteries

Lulu Chen ^a ,
Yelong Zhang ^b ,
Jianbo Jia ^{a, *,}

a.
School of Biotechnology and Health Sciences, Wuyi University, Jiangmen 529020, China
b.
School of Applied Physics and Materials, Wuyi University, Jiangmen 529020, China

jbjiagu@163.com

Received Date: 17 June 2022
Revised Date: 14 August 2022
Accepted Date: 6 September 2022
Available Online: 10 September 2022

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Mesoporous carbon supported with transition metals nanoparticles performs desired activities for oxygen reduction reaction (ORR) and clean energy conversion devices such as Zn–air batteries. In this work, we synthesized N-doped mesoporous carbon loaded with cobalt nanoparticles (CoMCN) through self-assembly method. There are sufficient mesopores on the carbon substrate which stem from the pore-forming agent. These mesopores can provide enough accessible active sites and profitable charge/mass transport for ORR. The high content of pyridinic and graphitic N is beneficial for promoting O₂ adsorption and reduction. The smaller value of I_D/I_G indicates the higher degree of graphitization of CoMCN, providing better electronic conductivity. The half-wave potential of CoMCN is 0.865 V in basic solution, which is 24 mV more positive than that of the commercial Pt/C (0.841 V). In addition, CoMCN performs excellent methanol tolerance and stability under both basic and acidic conditions. The Zn–air battery assembled with CoMCN performs the larger power density and open-circuit voltage than the commercial Pt/C-based battery, indicating the potential application in energy conversion systems. This work provides thoughtful ideas for fabricating transition metal nanoparticles based porous carbon for electrocatalysis and metal–air batteries.
- Nitrogen-doped carbon,
- Mesoporous carbon,
- Metallic cobalt nanoparticles,
- Oxygen reduction reaction,
- Zn–air batteries
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