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Atomically dispersed asymmetric cobalt electrocatalyst for efficient hydrogen peroxide production in neutral media

Liu, Longxiang; Kang, Liqun; Feng, Jianrui; Hopkinson, David G; Allen, Christopher S; Tan, Yeshu; Gu, Hao; ... He, Guanjie; + view all (2024) Atomically dispersed asymmetric cobalt electrocatalyst for efficient hydrogen peroxide production in neutral media. Nature Communications , 15 (1) , Article 4079. 10.1038/s41467-024-48209-0. Green open access

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Abstract

Electrochemical hydrogen peroxide (H2O2) production (EHPP) via a two-electron oxygen reduction reaction (2e- ORR) provides a promising alternative to replace the energy-intensive anthraquinone process. M-N-C electrocatalysts, which consist of atomically dispersed transition metals and nitrogen-doped carbon, have demonstrated considerable EHPP efficiency. However, their full potential, particularly regarding the correlation between structural configurations and performances in neutral media, remains underexplored. Herein, a series of ultralow metal-loading M-N-C electrocatalysts are synthesized and investigated for the EHPP process in the neutral electrolyte. CoNCB material with the asymmetric Co-C/N/O configuration exhibits the highest EHPP activity and selectivity among various as-prepared M-N-C electrocatalyst, with an outstanding mass activity (6.1 × 105 A gCo-1 at 0.5 V vs. RHE), and a high practical H2O2 production rate (4.72 mol gcatalyst-1 h-1 cm-2). Compared with the popularly recognized square-planar symmetric Co-N4 configuration, the superiority of asymmetric Co-C/N/O configurations is elucidated by X-ray absorption fine structure spectroscopy analysis and computational studies.

Type: Article
Title: Atomically dispersed asymmetric cobalt electrocatalyst for efficient hydrogen peroxide production in neutral media
Location: England
Open access status: An open access version is available from UCL Discovery
DOI: 10.1038/s41467-024-48209-0
Publisher version: http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/s41467-024-48209-0
Language: English
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Keywords: Electrocatalysis, Synthesis and processing
UCL classification: UCL
UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > UCL BEAMS
UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > UCL BEAMS > Faculty of Maths and Physical Sciences
UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > UCL BEAMS > Faculty of Maths and Physical Sciences > Dept of Chemistry
URI: https://discovery.ucl.ac.uk/id/eprint/10192479
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