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Jianwen Liu, Ying Guo, Xian-Zhu Fu, Jing-Li Luo, Chunyi Zhi. Strengthening absorption ability of Co-N-C as efficient bifunctional oxygen catalyst by modulating the d band center using MoC. Green Energy&Environment, 2023, 8(2): 459-469. doi: 10.1016/j.gee.2021.05.008
Citation: Jianwen Liu, Ying Guo, Xian-Zhu Fu, Jing-Li Luo, Chunyi Zhi. Strengthening absorption ability of Co-N-C as efficient bifunctional oxygen catalyst by modulating the d band center using MoC. Green Energy&Environment, 2023, 8(2): 459-469. doi: 10.1016/j.gee.2021.05.008
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Strengthening absorption ability of Co-N-C as efficient bifunctional oxygen catalyst by modulating the d band center using MoC

doi: 10.1016/j.gee.2021.05.008

  • a. Shenzhen Key Laboratory of Polymer Science and Technology, Guangdong Research Center for Interfacial Engineering of Functional Materials, College of Materials Science and Engineering, Shenzhen University, 518060, China;

  • b. Department of Materials Science and Engineering, City University of Hong Kong, 83 Tat Chee Avenue, Kowloon Tong, Hong Kong, China;

  • c. Department of Chemical and Materials Engineering, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta, T6G 1H9, Canada

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This work was financially supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (No. 21975163), the Shenzhen Innovative Research Team Program (KQTD20190929173914967) and the Senior Talent Research Start-up Fund of Shenzhen University (000265). The authors sincerely acknowledge the Instrumental Analysis Center of Shenzhen University (Xili Campus) for HRTEM measurements and analysis.

  • Received date 08 March 2021, Accepted date 17 May 2021, RevRecd date 14 May 2021, Publish date 21 May 2021,
    Abstract
  • Co–N–C is a promising oxygen electrochemical catalyst due to its high stability and good durability. However, due to the limited adsorption ability improvement for oxygen-containing intermediates, it usually exhibits inadequate catalytic activity with 2-electron pathway and high selectivity of hydrogen peroxide. Herein, the adsorption of Co–N–C to these intermediates is modulated by constructing heterostructures using transition metals and their derivatives based on d-band theory. The heterostructured nanobelts with MoC core and pomegranate-like carbon shell consisting of Co nanoparticles and N dopant (MoC/Co–N–C) are engineered to successfully modulate the d band center of active Co–N–C sites, resulting in a remarkably enhanced electrocatalysis performance. The optimally performing MoC/Co–N–C exhibits outstanding bi-catalytic activity and stability for the oxygen electrochemistry, featuring a high wave-half potential of 0.865 V for the oxygen reduction reaction (ORR) and low overpotential of 370 mV for the oxygen evolution reaction (OER) at 10 mA cm-2. The zinc air batteries with the MoC/Co–N–C catalyst demonstrate a large power density of 180 mW cm-2 and a long cycling lifespan (2000 cycles). The density functional theory calculations with Hubbard correction (DFT + U) reveal the electron transferring from Co to Mo atoms that effectively modulate the d band center of the active Co sites and achieve optimum adsorption ability with “single site double adsorption” mode.

     

    • • The adsorption ability of Co–N–C is modulated by MoC based on d-band theory. • MoC/Co–N–C nanobelts are developed as high performance bifunctional catalysts. • MoC/Co–N–C delivers a half-wave potential of 0.865 V for the ORR. • MoC/Co–N–C delivers a low overpotential of 0.370 V at 10 mA/cm2 for the OER. • The zinc air batteries demonstrate large power density and long cycling lifespan.
    Jianwen Liu and Ying Guo and contributed equally to this work.
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