In-Plane Topological-Defect-Enriched Graphene as an Efficient Metal-Free Catalyst for pH-Universal H2 O2 Electrosynthesis

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Developing efficient metal-free catalysts to directly synthesize hydrogen peroxide (H2 O2 ) through a 2-electron (2e) oxygen reduction reaction (ORR) is crucial for substituting the traditional energy-intensive anthraquinone process. Here, in-plane topological defects enriched graphene with pentagon-S and pyrrolic-N coordination (SNC) is synthesized via the process of hydrothermal and nitridation. In SNC, pentagon-S and pyrrolic-N originating from thiourea precursor are covalently grafted onto the basal plane of the graphene framework, building unsymmetrical dumbbell-like S─C─N motifs, which effectively modulates atomic and electronic structures of graphene. The SNC catalyst delivers ultrahigh H2 O2 productivity of 8.1, 7.3, and 3.9 mol gcatalyst -1  h-1 in alkaline, neutral, and acidic electrolytes, respectively, together with long-term operational stability in pH-universal electrolytes, outperforming most reported carbon catalysts. Theoretical calculations further unveil that defective S─C─N motifs efficiently optimize the binding strength to OOH* intermediate and substantially diminish the kinetic barrier for reducing O2 to H2 O2 , thereby promoting the intrinsic activity of 2e-ORR.

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E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2024

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2024

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Zur Gesamtaufnahme - year:2024

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Small (Weinheim an der Bergstrasse, Germany) - (2024) vom: 17. Feb., Seite e2400564

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Mou, Zhixing [VerfasserIn]
Mu, Yuewen [VerfasserIn]
Liu, Lijia [VerfasserIn]
Cao, Daili [VerfasserIn]
Chen, Shuai [VerfasserIn]
Yan, Wenjun [VerfasserIn]
Zhou, Haiqing [VerfasserIn]
Chan, Ting-Shan [VerfasserIn]
Chang, Lo-Yueh [VerfasserIn]
Fan, Xiujun [VerfasserIn]

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Electrosynthesis
Graphene
Hydrogen peroxide (H2O2)
Journal Article
Metal-free catalyst
Topological defect

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Date Revised 17.02.2024

published: Print-Electronic

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doi:

10.1002/smll.202400564

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NLM368583236