Pyrolyzed M–N x catalysts for oxygen reduction reaction: progress and prospects

E Luo, Y Chu, J Liu, Z Shi, S Zhu, L Gong… - Energy & …, 2021 - pubs.rsc.org
Fuel cells, a sustainable technology that assures a cleaner earth, once experienced
disillusion due to the issue of economic viability associated with the massive usage of Pt …

PGM‐free cathode catalysts for PEM fuel cells: a mini‐review on stability challenges

Y Shao, JP Dodelet, G Wu, P Zelenay - Advanced materials, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
In recent years, significant progress has been achieved in the development of platinum
group metal‐free (PGM‐free) oxygen reduction reaction (ORR) catalysts for proton …

Are Fe–N–C electrocatalysts an alternative to Pt-based electrocatalysts for the next generation of proton exchange membrane fuel cells?

X Zhang, L Truong-Phuoc, T Asset, S Pronkin… - ACS …, 2022 - ACS Publications
Notable progress has been made for low Pt-based and Fe–N–C electrocatalysts for proton
exchange membrane fuel cell (PEMFC) applications. In particular, the research and …

Atomically dispersed metal catalysts for oxygen reduction

M Chen, Y He, JS Spendelow, G Wu - ACS Energy Letters, 2019 - ACS Publications
The unprecedented oxygen reduction reaction (ORR) activity of atomically dispersed and
nitrogen-coordinated metal site (eg, Fe, Co, or Mn) catalysts makes them promising low-cost …

On the influence of oxygen on the degradation of Fe‐N‐C catalysts

K Kumar, L Dubau, M Mermoux, J Li… - Angewandte …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Fe‐N‐C catalysts containing atomic FeNx sites are promising candidates as precious‐metal‐
free catalysts for oxygen reduction reaction (ORR) in proton exchange membrane fuel cells …

A specific demetalation of Fe–N 4 catalytic sites in the micropores of NC_Ar+ NH 3 is at the origin of the initial activity loss of the highly active Fe/N/C catalyst used for …

R Chenitz, UI Kramm, M Lefèvre, V Glibin… - Energy & …, 2018 - pubs.rsc.org
In this study, we explored the behavior of NC_Ar+ NH3, an initially highly active catalyst for
oxygen electroreduction, in H2/air fuel cells from 0.8 to 0.2 V at 80° C and 25° C, in order to …

Metal–nitrogen–carbon catalysts of specifically coordinated configurations toward typical electrochemical redox reactions

Y Wang, X Cui, L Peng, L Li, J Qiao… - Advanced …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Abstract Metal–nitrogen–carbon (M–N–C) material with specifically coordinated
configurations is a promising alternative to costly Pt‐based catalysts. In the past few years …

Effective Approaches for Designing Stable M–Nx/C Oxygen‐Reduction Catalysts for Proton‐Exchange‐Membrane Fuel Cells

Z Miao, S Li, C Priest, T Wang, G Wu… - Advanced materials, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
The large‐scale commercialization of proton‐exchange‐membrane fuel cells (PEMFCs) is
extremely limited by their costly platinum‐group metals (PGMs) catalysts, which are used for …

Review on the degradation mechanisms of metal-NC catalysts for the oxygen reduction reaction in acid electrolyte: current understanding and mitigation approaches

K Kumar, L Dubau, F Jaouen, F Maillard - Chemical Reviews, 2023 - ACS Publications
One bottleneck hampering the widespread use of fuel cell vehicles, in particular of proton
exchange membrane fuel cells (PEMFCs), is the high cost of the cathode where the oxygen …

Bottom-up synthesis of MOF-derived hollow N-doped carbon materials for enhanced ORR performance

L Chai, L Zhang, X Wang, L Xu, C Han, TT Li, Y Hu… - Carbon, 2019 - Elsevier
The search on low-cost, ultra-stable, and high-performance non-novel metal replacements
to the Pt-based catalysts for oxygen reduction reaction (ORR) is of great urgency. Herein, a …