催化作用
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化学
碳纤维
氧还原反应
密度泛函理论
金属
纳米技术
材料科学
计算化学
电极
电化学
物理化学
有机化学
复合数
复合材料
作者
Kexi Liu,Gang Wu,Guofeng Wang
标识
DOI:10.1021/acs.jpcc.7b00913
摘要
Development of effective nonprecious metal and nitrogen codoped carbon catalysts for the oxygen reduction reaction (ORR) requires a fundamental understanding of the mechanisms underlying their catalytic activity. In this study, we employed the first-principles density functional theory calculations to predict some key parameters (such as activation energy for O–O bond breaking and free-energy evolution as a function of electrode potential) of ORR on three FeN4-type active sites with different local carbon structures. We find that the FeN4 site surrounded by eight carbon atoms and at the edge of micropores has the lowest activation energy (about 0.20 eV) for O–O bond breaking among the three FeN4-type active sites for promoting a direct four-electron ORR. Consequently, our computational results suggest that introduction of micropores in the nonprecious metal catalysts could enhance their catalytic activity for ORR through facilitating the formation of FeN4–C8 active sites with high specific activity.
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