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Unveiling N-Protonation and Anion-Binding Effects on Fe/N/C Catalysts for O2 Reduction in Proton-Exchange-Membrane Fuel Cells

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Herranz, Juan, Jaouen, Frédéric, Lefèvre, Michel, Kramm, Ulrike I., Proietti, Eric, Dodelet, Jean-Pol, Bogdanoff, Peter, Fiechter, Sebastian, Abs-Wurmbach, Irmgard, Bertrand, Patrick, Arruda, Thomas M., Mukerjee, Sanjeev·2011·The Journal of Physical Chemistry C

Abstract

The high cost of proton-exchange-membrane fuel cells would be considerably reduced if platinum-based catalysts were replaced by iron-based substitutes, which have recently demonstrated comparable activity for oxygen reduction but whose cause of activity decay in acidic medium has been elusive. Here, we reveal that the activity of Fe/N/C catalysts prepared through a pyrolysis in NH 3 is mostly imparted by acid-resistant FeN 4 sites whose turnover frequency for the O 2 reduction can be regulated by fine chemical changes of the catalyst surface. We show that surface N-groups protonate at pH 1 and subsequently bind anions. This results in decreased activity for the O 2 reduction. The anions can be removed chemically or thermally, which restores the activity of acid-resistant FeN 4 sites. These results are interpreted as an increased turnover frequency of FeN 4 sites when specific surface N-groups protonate. These unprecedented findings provide a new perspective for stabilizing the most active Fe/N/C catalysts known to date.

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Herranz, J., Jaouen, F., Lefèvre, M., Kramm, U. I., Proietti, E., Dodelet, J.-P., Bogdanoff, P., Fiechter, S., Abs-Wurmbach, I., Bertrand, P., Arruda, T. M., & Mukerjee, S.
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The Journal of Physical Chemistry C
Published
2011-07-26
Volume
115
Issue
32
Pages
16087-16097
ISSN
  • 1932-7447 (ISSN-L)
  • 1932-7455
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W1698407690
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353
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2
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5.91
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journal article
Language
en
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