Issue 3, 2016

Defect-driven oxygen reduction reaction (ORR) of carbon without any element doping

Abstract

A porous carbon (PC) material, containing carbon and oxygen only, was synthesized via carbonisation of a Zn-MOF (IRMOF-8) at 950 °C. Interestingly, the derived materials of this reaction exhibit excellent electrocatalytic activity, molecular selectivity and long-term durability. The fact that this material, which is effectively a “pure” carbon, lacking any elemental doping, exhibits excellent oxygen reduction reaction (ORR) activity suggests that a mechanism not dependent on elemental doping is being utilised. We suggest the formation of defects arising from the removal of Zn atoms as a consequence of the calcination procedure play the critical role in this process.

Graphical abstract: Defect-driven oxygen reduction reaction (ORR) of carbon without any element doping

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Article information

Article type
Research Article
Submitted
03 Nov 2015
Accepted
02 Jan 2016
First published
06 Jan 2016

Inorg. Chem. Front., 2016,3, 417-421

Defect-driven oxygen reduction reaction (ORR) of carbon without any element doping

X. Zhao, X. Zou, X. Yan, C. L. Brown, Z. Chen, G. Zhu and X. Yao, Inorg. Chem. Front., 2016, 3, 417 DOI: 10.1039/C5QI00236B

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