Microbe-engaged synthesis of carbon dot-decorated reduced graphene oxide as high-performance oxygen reduction catalysts
文献类型: 外文期刊
作者: Zhou, Lihua 1 ; Fu, Peng 1 ; Wang, Yueqiang 2 ; Sun, Lihua 1 ; Yuan, Yong 2 ;
作者机构: 1.Guangdong Univ Technol, Sch Chem Engn & Light Ind, Guangzhou 510006, Guangdong, Peoples R China
2.Guangdong Inst Ecoenvironm & Soil Sci, Guangdong Key Lab Agr Environm Pollut Integrated, Guangzhou 510650, Guangdong, Peoples R China
期刊名称:JOURNAL OF MATERIALS CHEMISTRY A ( 影响因子:12.732; 五年影响因子:11.995 )
ISSN: 2050-7488
年卷期: 2016 年 4 卷 19 期
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收录情况: SCI
摘要: Catalysts for the oxygen reduction reaction (ORR) are crucial in fuel cells and metal-air batteries. The development of metal-free catalysts with high activity at low cost remains a great challenge. In this paper, a novel type of fluorescent carbon nanodots (CDs) supported by graphene have been developed through a microbial reduction process followed by a simple hydrothermal treatment. In the synthesis, microorganisms have the multi-function of simultaneously reducing and doping graphene oxide as reductants during the incubation process and producing CDs as self-sacrifice precursors during the hydrothermal treatment. Meanwhile, the CDs derived from bacterial cells were simultaneously self-packed on the microbially reduced graphene oxide (M-rGO) during the hydrothermal treatment to produce CD-coated M-rGO (CDs/M-rGO). Chemical analyses revealed that both CDs and M-rGO were doped with heteroatoms such as N, S, and P. Electrochemical characterization showed that the CDs/MrGO hybrid had good catalytic properties with excellent long-term stability and resistance to methanol crossover for the ORR via a four-electron pathway in alkaline solution. The excellent electrocatalytic properties of CDs/M-rGO originate from the combined effect of heteroatom doping and numerous surface/edge defects that induce the high-density distribution of highly active and stable catalytic sites, and the strong coupling effects between CDs and graphene that can facilitate the charge transport and ionic motion during the ORR. This study presents a new approach to the production of inexpensive, graphene-based materials that exhibit high performance in the ORR.
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