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Research progress of porous carbon-based non noble metal electrocatalysts for oxygen reduction
Received date: 2023-01-16
Online published: 2023-10-16
The application of electrocatalysts for oxygen reduction reaction in energy storage and conversion has attracted extensive attention.However，the large-scale application of platinum-based catalysts is limited by their high cost，scarce resources and poor stability.Carbon-based non noble metal catalysts are expected to be a substitute for platinum-based catalysts due to their low price，excellent reactivity and strong methanol penetration resistance.At present，the improvement of the oxygen reduction activity of carbon-based catalysts reported in the literature was regulating the electronic structure of active sites，increasing the density and accessibility of active sites，and regulating the interface structure of carbon/metal composites.The research progress of carbon-based oxygen reduction catalysts was reviewed from the following three aspects：nonmetallic elements doped carbon-based catalysts，carbon-based non noble metal single-atom catalysts and carbon-based non noble metal nanoparticles catalysts.The problems and challenges faced by carbon-based catalysts were summarized and pointed out，and the development prospects of the catalyst were prospected.
Key words： oxygen reduction; carbon materials; single-atom; doping; nanoparticles
WU Luming , YU Haibin , WANG Yaquan . Research progress of porous carbon-based non noble metal electrocatalysts for oxygen reduction[J]. Inorganic Chemicals Industry, 2023 , 55(10) : 13 -23 . DOI: 10.19964/j.issn.1006-4990.2023-0038
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