Carbon Alloy Catalysts: Active Sites for Oxygen Reduction Reaction
Nitrogen-doped carbon-based catalysts are attracting increased interest as potential Pt-free electrode catalysts for polymer electrolyte fuel cells. In this computational study, we inspect possible oxygen adsorption and reduction processes on various models for the exposed edges of these catalysts....
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Veröffentlicht in: | Journal of physical chemistry. C 2008-09, Vol.112 (38), p.14706-14709 |
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Zusammenfassung: | Nitrogen-doped carbon-based catalysts are attracting increased interest as potential Pt-free electrode catalysts for polymer electrolyte fuel cells. In this computational study, we inspect possible oxygen adsorption and reduction processes on various models for the exposed edges of these catalysts. The dynamics of an O2 molecule solvated in water, which mimicks the cathode environment, shows that O2 adsorption depends on the morphology and the atomic structure of the system. We show that carbon alloys with N dopants at specific sites can exhibit metal-free catalytic activity. |
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ISSN: | 1932-7447 1932-7455 |
DOI: | 10.1021/jp806084d |