Enhanced Oxygen Reduction Reaction by In Situ Anchoring Fe2N Nanoparticles on Nitrogen-Doped Pomelo Peel-Derived Carbon
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The development of effective oxygen electrode catalysts for renewable energy technologies such as metal-air batteries and fuel cells remains challenging. Here, we prepared a novel high-performance oxygen reduction reaction (ORR) catalyst comprised of Fe₂N nanoparticles (NPs) in situ decorated over an N-doped porous carbon derived from pomelo peel (i.e., Fe₂N/N-PPC). The decorated Fe₂N NPs provided large quantities of Fe-N-C bonding catalytic sites. The as-obtained Fe₂N/N-PPC showed superior onset and half-wave potentials (0.966 and 0.891 V, respectively) in alkaline media (0.1 M KOH) compared to commercial Pt/C through a direct four-electron reaction pathway. Fe₂N/N-PPC also showed better stability and methanol tolerance than commercial Pt/C. The outstanding ORR performance of Fe₂N/N-PPC was attributed to its high specific surface area and the synergistic effects of Fe₂N NPs. The utilization of agricultural wastes as a precursor makes Fe₂N/N-PPC an ideal non-precious metal catalyst for ORR applications.
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