화학공학소재연구정보센터
홈 로그인 로그아웃 연락처 사이트맵
Journal of Industrial and Engineering Chemistry, Vol.105, 222-230, January, 2022
DOI10.1016/j.jiec.2021.09.024  Export Citation
N-functionalized hierarchical carbon composite derived from ZIF-67 and carbon foam for efficient overall water splitting
Jichao Wang1, 2, Somboon Chaemchuen1, Cheng Chen1, Philippe M. Heynderickx3, Soumyajit Roy4, †, and Francis Verpoort1, 2
  • 1Laboratory of Organometallics, Catalysis and Ordered Materials, State Key Laboratory of Advanced Technology for Materials Synthesis and Processing, Wuhan University of Technology, Wuhan 430070, PR China, Korea
  • 2School of Materials Science and Engineering, Wuhan University of Technology, Wuhan 430070, PR China
  • 3Global Campus Songdo, Ghent University, 119 Songdomunhwa-Ro, Yeonsu-Gu, Incheon, Republic of Korea
  • 4Materials Science Center, Department of Chemical Sciences, Indian Institute of Science Education & Research, (IISER) Kolkata, Mohanpur Campus, 741246 WB, India
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An efficient and facile approach to synthesize a bi-functional electrocatalyst via combining carbon foam with cobalt-centered zeolitic imidazolate framework (ZIF-67) is reported. The carbon foam was synthesized via dehydration of sugar utilizing zinc nitrate, forming Co3ZnC in the carbon matrix. To obtain Co hybridized and Co particles covered with carbon nanotubes embedded in a carbon matrix (Co-Zn-CNTs), physical mixing of both defines the critical point after pyrolysis. Higher content of N-related species and transition metal species in polyvalent states and well-grown multi-wall carbon nanotubes for charge transfer are achieved after the pyrolysis process. The obtained Co-Zn-CNTs catalyst was employed as cathode and anode for overall water splitting (HER and OER) and showed excellent performances. This development offers a low-cost and straightforward strategy to synthesize catalyst material for large-scale fuel cells and water splitting technologies. This development affords a precise method for effectively improving the electrocatalyst performance derived from the ZIF-67 precursor.
Keywords:Zeolitic imidazolate frameworks;Carbon foam;Bimetallic electrocatalyst;Carbon nanotubes;Water splitting
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