articleACS CatalysisJan 18, 2017Closed access

Metal–Organic-Framework-Derived Fe-N/C Electrocatalyst with Five-Coordinated Fe-N x Sites for Advanced Oxygen Reduction in Acid Media

University of Wisconsin–Milwaukee · Nanjing University of Aeronautics and Astronautics · +4 more institutions

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Abstract

Even though Fe-N/C electrocatalysts with abundant Fe-Nx active sites have been developed as one of the most promising alternatives to precious metal materials for oxygen reduction reaction (ORR), further improvement of their performance requires precise control over Fe-Nx sites at the molecular level and deep understanding of the catalytic mechanism associated with each particular structure. Herein, we report a host–guest chemistry strategy to construct Fe-mIm nanocluster (NC) (guest)@zeolite imidazole framework-8 (ZIF-8) (host) precursors that can be transformed into Fe-N/C electrocatalysts with controllable structures. The ZIF-8 host network exhibits a significant host–guest relationship dependent…

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