Fe<inf>3</inf>C@nitrogen doped CNT arrays aligned on nitrogen functionalized carbon nanofibers as highly efficient catalysts for the oxygen evolution reaction

Zhao, Y; Zhang, J; Guo, X; Fan, H; Wu, W; Liu, H; Wang, G

Fe<inf>3</inf>C@nitrogen doped CNT arrays aligned on nitrogen functionalized carbon nanofibers as highly efficient catalysts for the oxygen evolution reaction

Zhao, Y

Zhang, J

Guo, X

Fan, H Wu, W

Liu, H

Wang, G

Permalink

Publication Type:: Journal Article
Citation:: Journal of Materials Chemistry A, 2017, 5 (37), pp. 19672 - 19679
Issue Date:: 2017-01-01

Closed Access

	Filename	Description	Size
	c7ta05936a.pdf	Published Version	1.64 MB	Adobe PDF	View/Open

Copyright Clearance Process

Recently Added
In Progress
Closed Access

This item is closed access and not available.

Full metadata record

Field	Value	Language
dc.contributor.author	Zhao, Y https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8653-8666	en_US
dc.contributor.author	Zhang, J https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5476-0134	en_US
dc.contributor.author	Guo, X https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7771-0463	en_US
dc.contributor.author	Fan, H	en_US
dc.contributor.author	Wu, W https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3601-9294	en_US
dc.contributor.author	Liu, H https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0266-9472	en_US
dc.contributor.author	Wang, G https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4295-8578	en_US
dc.date.issued	2017-01-01	en_US
dc.identifier.citation	Journal of Materials Chemistry A, 2017, 5 (37), pp. 19672 - 19679	en_US
dc.identifier.issn	2050-7488	en_US
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/10453/124589
dc.description.abstract	© 2017 The Royal Society of Chemistry. Fe3C based catalysts are found to be one of the most promising electrocatalysts for the oxygen evolution reaction (OER). Herein, we report on a nanoarchitectured material composed of Fe3C nanoparticles encapsulated at the tip of nitrogen-enriched carbon nanotubes (NCNTs), which are aligned on one dimensional (1D) nitrogen-doped carbon nanofibers (Fe3C@NCNTs-NCNFs) by a scalable electrospinning technique, as a high performance OER catalyst. The unique 3D hierarchical architecture of Fe3C@NCNTs-NCNFs leads to highly exposed active sites, enhanced electron transfer properties and strong synergistic coupled effects. Fe3C@NCNTs-NCNFs exhibit an outstanding catalytic performance with a high current density (10 mA cm-2 at an overpotential of 284 mV), a low Tafel slope (56 mV dec-1), a low charge transfer resistance and strong durability in 1 M KOH solution. The electrochemical evaluation demonstrates that the Fe3C@NCNTs-NCNF composite is a promising electrocatalyst for the OER in alkaline solution.	en_US
dc.relation.ispartof	Journal of Materials Chemistry A	en_US
dc.relation.isbasedon	10.1039/c7ta05936a	en_US
dc.title	Fe<inf>3</inf>C@nitrogen doped CNT arrays aligned on nitrogen functionalized carbon nanofibers as highly efficient catalysts for the oxygen evolution reaction	en_US
dc.type	Journal Article
utslib.citation.volume	37	en_US
utslib.citation.volume	5	en_US
utslib.for	0906 Electrical and Electronic Engineering	en_US
utslib.for	0303 Macromolecular and Materials Chemistry	en_US
utslib.for	0912 Materials Engineering	en_US
utslib.for	0915 Interdisciplinary Engineering	en_US
pubs.embargo.period	Not known	en_US
pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney
pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney/Faculty of Science
pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney/Faculty of Science/School of Mathematical and Physical Sciences
pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney/Strength - CCET - Centre for Clean Energy Technology
utslib.copyright.status	closed_access
pubs.issue	37	en_US
pubs.publication-status	Published	en_US
pubs.volume	5	en_US

Abstract:

© 2017 The Royal Society of Chemistry. Fe3C based catalysts are found to be one of the most promising electrocatalysts for the oxygen evolution reaction (OER). Herein, we report on a nanoarchitectured material composed of Fe3C nanoparticles encapsulated at the tip of nitrogen-enriched carbon nanotubes (NCNTs), which are aligned on one dimensional (1D) nitrogen-doped carbon nanofibers (Fe3C@NCNTs-NCNFs) by a scalable electrospinning technique, as a high performance OER catalyst. The unique 3D hierarchical architecture of Fe3C@NCNTs-NCNFs leads to highly exposed active sites, enhanced electron transfer properties and strong synergistic coupled effects. Fe3C@NCNTs-NCNFs exhibit an outstanding catalytic performance with a high current density (10 mA cm-2 at an overpotential of 284 mV), a low Tafel slope (56 mV dec-1), a low charge transfer resistance and strong durability in 1 M KOH solution. The electrochemical evaluation demonstrates that the Fe3C@NCNTs-NCNF composite is a promising electrocatalyst for the OER in alkaline solution.

Please use this identifier to cite or link to this item:

http://hdl.handle.net/10453/124589