articleAdvanced Energy MaterialsApr 25, 2017Closed access

Cu, Co‐Embedded N‐Enriched Mesoporous Carbon for Efficient Oxygen Reduction and Hydrogen Evolution Reactions

Fudan University · Collaborative Innovation Center of Chemistry for Energy Materials

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Abstract

Rational synthesis of hybrid, earth‐abundant materials with efficient electrocatalytic functionalities are critical for sustainable energy applications. Copper is theoretically proposed to exhibit high reduction capability close to Pt, but its high diffusion behavior at elevated fabrication temperatures limits its homogeneous incorporation with carbon. Here, a Cu, Co‐embedded nitrogen‐enriched mesoporous carbon framework (CuCo@NC) is developed using, a facile Cu‐confined thermal conversion strategy of zeolitic imidazolate frameworks (ZIF‐67) pre‐grown on Cu(OH) 2 nanowires. Cu ions formed below 450 °C are homogeneously confined within the pores of ZIF‐67 to avoid self‐aggregation, while the existence of CuN…

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