Preparation of Fe–N–C catalysts with FeN<sub>x</sub> (<i>x</i> = 1, 3, 4) active sites and comparison of their activities for the oxygen reduction reaction and performances in proton exchange membrane fuel cells

Yongcheng Li, Xiaofang Liu, Lirong Zheng, Jiaxiang Shang, Xin Wan, Riming Hu, Xu Guo, Song Hong, Jianglan Shui

Journal of Materials Chemistry A · 2019 · 237 citations · 46 references

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Abstract

The active sites of Fe–N–C catalysts are nitrogen coordinated iron atoms, FeN<italic>x</italic>(<italic>x</italic> = 1–5), that have five possible coordination numbers, corresponding to different ORR activities and PEMFC performances.

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