Congratulations to Baojie Li for her paper about Regulating the evolution of interfacial species via B, N-codoped Pt sites for oxygen reduction electrocatalysis published on Chemical Engineering Journal

时间:2024-09-01浏览:10

The sluggish kinetics of the oxygen reduction reaction (ORR) poses significant limitations to the widespread  application of the ORR in advanced energy systems. Here, we present a composite catalyst consisting of Pt  nanoparticles immobilized on 3D B, N-doped graphene oxide (Pt/GO-BCN). Through X-ray absorption fine  structure spectroscopy and synchrotron radiation infrared spectroscopy analyses, we discovered that the  codoping of B and N significantly regulates the electronic structure of graphene and enhances the interaction  between Pt nanoparticles and the supports. The electronic state-optimized 3D support promotes the uniform  distribution of Pt nanoparticles with small size, forming a low-resistance interfacial environment to accelerate  the cleavage of the *OOH species during the reaction process. The ORR activity and selectivity of Pt/GO-BCN  significantly surpass those of commercial Pt/C catalysts, and excellent durability under long-term operation is  achieved. These results provide a new avenue for the design of advanced Pt-based catalysts.