Central composite design as a tool to investigate the electrocatalytic activity of thermally treated nitrogen-doped graphene for the oxygen reduction reaction

IF 2.6 4区化学 Q3 ELECTROCHEMISTRY

Journal of Solid State Electrochemistry Pub Date : 2024-07-31 DOI:10.1007/s10008-024-06022-1

Raquel A. C. Lima, Aluísio J. C. Pinto Júnior, Leandro A. Pocrifka, Ermete Antolini, Raimundo R. Passos

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Nitrogen-doped graphene (N-graphene) electrocatalysts prepared using a thermal treatment procedure were systematically investigated for the oxygen reduction reaction (ORR). A central composite experimental design (CCD) was adopted to evaluate the effect of the thermal treatment temperature (from 660 to 940 °C) and mass ratio of graphene and urea precursors (from 1:3 to 1:17) on the electron transfer number (n) of the ORR in alkaline medium. No interaction effect was observed between the two factors, and only temperature had a positive and statistically-significant effect on the n value. XPS results indicated that the improvement of the electrocatalytic activity of N-graphene with the increase of doping temperature cannot be associated with the N configuration or the overall N content, but is related to the formation of defects on graphene. This investigation represents an important step in the adoption of multivariate experimentation for the exploration of metal-free electrocatalysts for fuel cell cathodes.

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以中心复合设计为工具研究热处理氮掺杂石墨烯在氧还原反应中的电催化活性

采用热处理程序制备的氮掺杂石墨烯（N-石墨烯）电催化剂对氧还原反应（ORR）进行了系统研究。采用中心复合实验设计（CCD）评估了热处理温度（从 660 ℃ 到 940 ℃）和石墨烯与尿素前驱体的质量比（从 1:3 到 1:17）对碱性介质中 ORR 电子转移数（n）的影响。在这两个因素之间没有观察到交互作用，只有温度对 n 值有积极的、统计学上显著的影响。XPS 结果表明，N-石墨烯的电催化活性随着掺杂温度的升高而提高，这与 N 的构型或总体 N 含量无关，而是与石墨烯上缺陷的形成有关。这项研究是采用多元实验探索燃料电池阴极无金属电催化剂的重要一步。

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Journal of Solid State Electrochemistry 工程技术-电化学

CiteScore

4.80

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4.00%

发文量

227

审稿时长

4.1 months

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