Highly efficient non-precious metal electrocatalysts prepared from one-pot synthesized zeolitic imidazolate frameworks.

Zhao, Dan; Shui, Jiang-Lan; Grabstanowicz, Lauren R; Chen, Chen; Commet, Sean M; Xu, Tao; Lu, Jun; Liu, Di-Jia · Adv Mater · 2014

basic_science · Level V

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Abstract

A facile synthesis of non-PGM ORR electrocatalysts through thermolysis of one-pot synthesized ZIF is demonstrated. The electrocatalysts exhibit excellent activity, with a maximum volumetric current density of 88.1 A cm(-3) measured at 0.8 V in PEFC tests. This approach not only makes ZIFs-based electrocatalysts easy to scale up, but also paves the way for the tailored synthesis of electrocatalysts.