Stabilizing Fe–N–C catalysts as model for oxygen reduction reaction

Q Ma, H Jin, J Zhu, Z Li, H Xu, B Liu, Z Zhang… - Advanced …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
The highly efficient energy conversion of the polymer‐electrolyte‐membrane fuel cell
(PEMFC) is extremely limited by the sluggish oxygen reduction reaction (ORR) kinetics and …

Molecular-MN4 vs atomically dispersed M− N4− C electrocatalysts for oxygen reduction reaction

A Kumar, S Ibraheem, TA Nguyen, RK Gupta… - Coordination Chemistry …, 2021 - Elsevier
The scientific community's concerns in the realm of renewable energy give logical motives to
develop effective electrocatalysts for O 2 electrocatalysis, oxygen reduction reaction (ORR) …

Molten NaCl‐Assisted Synthesis of Porous Fe‐N‐C Electrocatalysts with a High Density of Catalytically Accessible FeN4 Active Sites and Outstanding Oxygen …

Q Wang, Y Yang, F Sun, G Chen… - Advanced Energy …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Iron single atom catalysts (FeN4) hosted in the micropores of N‐doped carbons offer
excellent performance for the oxygen reduction reaction (ORR). Achieving a high density of …

Identification of durable and non-durable FeNx sites in Fe–N–C materials for proton exchange membrane fuel cells

J Li, MT Sougrati, A Zitolo, JM Ablett, IC Oğuz… - Nature Catalysis, 2021 - nature.com
Abstract While Fe–N–C materials are a promising alternative to platinum for catalysing the
oxygen reduction reaction in acidic polymer fuel cells, limited understanding of their …

Oxygen reduction reaction in alkaline media causes iron leaching from Fe–N–C electrocatalysts

YP Ku, K Ehelebe, A Hutzler, M Bierling… - Journal of the …, 2022 - ACS Publications
The electrochemical activity of modern Fe–N–C electrocatalysts in alkaline media is on par
with that of platinum. For successful application in fuel cells (FCs), however, also high …

Improving the stability of non‐noble‐metal M–N–C catalysts for proton‐exchange‐membrane fuel cells through M–N bond length and coordination regulation

Z Miao, X Wang, Z Zhao, W Zuo, S Chen, Z Li… - Advanced …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
An effective and universal strategy is developed to enhance the stability of the non‐noble‐
metal M–Nx/C catalyst in proton exchange membrane fuel cells (PEMFCs) by improving the …

[HTML][HTML] Iron-nitrogen-carbon catalysts for proton exchange membrane fuel cells

T Asset, P Atanassov - Joule, 2020 - cell.com
Fuel cell technology is on its verge of deployment as one of the solutions for decarbonization
of transportation. It currently uses platinum-based catalysts, being the largest materials cost …

[HTML][HTML] Establishing reactivity descriptors for platinum group metal (PGM)-free Fe–N–C catalysts for PEM fuel cells

M Primbs, Y Sun, A Roy, D Malko… - Energy & …, 2020 - pubs.rsc.org
We report a comprehensive analysis of the catalytic oxygen reduction reaction (ORR)
reactivity of four of today's most active benchmark platinum group metal-free (PGM-free) …

Are Fe–N–C electrocatalysts an alternative to Pt-based electrocatalysts for the next generation of proton exchange membrane fuel cells?

X Zhang, L Truong-Phuoc, T Asset, S Pronkin… - ACS …, 2022 - ACS Publications
Notable progress has been made for low Pt-based and Fe–N–C electrocatalysts for proton
exchange membrane fuel cell (PEMFC) applications. In particular, the research and …

On the influence of oxygen on the degradation of Fe‐N‐C catalysts

K Kumar, L Dubau, M Mermoux, J Li… - Angewandte …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Fe‐N‐C catalysts containing atomic FeNx sites are promising candidates as precious‐metal‐
free catalysts for oxygen reduction reaction (ORR) in proton exchange membrane fuel cells …