화학공학소재연구정보센터
홈 로그인 로그아웃 연락처 사이트맵
Journal of Industrial and Engineering Chemistry, Vol.17, No.2, 304-309, March, 2011
DOI10.1016/j.jiec.2011.02.028  Export Citation
Heat-treated 2,2'-bipyridine iron complex supported on polypyrrole-coated carbon for oxygen reduction reaction
Kyu Chul Heo1, Kee Suk Nahm1, 2, Soo-Hyoung Lee1, 2, †, and Pil Kim1, 2, †
  • 1Department of Hydrogen and Fuel Cell Engineering, Specialized Graduate School, Chonbuk National University, Jeonju 561-756, South Korea
  • 2School of Semiconductor and Chemical Engineering, Chonbuk National University, Jeonju 561-756, South Korea
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Nitrogen-containing non-noble metal catalysts for oxygen reduction reaction (ORR) are prepared by supporting 2,2'-bipyridine iron complex on polypyrrole-coated carbon support followed by pyrolysis at various temperatures (600, 700, 850, and 1000 ℃). The prepared catalysts and support are characterized by IR, elementary analysis, TEM, and XPS. Revealed is that the contents of pyridinic nitrogen on a catalyst would not be a determining factor for ORR activity. The concentration of pyridinic nitrogen diminishes with the increasing pyrolysis temperature, while the ORR performance is observed to be enhanced with a maximum at 850 ℃. It is believed that the pyridinic nitrogen added as a precursor should be activated to serve as an active site for ORR, indicating that an increasing pyrolysis temperature is favored to form a highly active site. However, the pyrolysis at too high of temperature (1000 ℃) turns out to be undesirable due to a considerable loss of active nitrogen.
Keywords:Oxygen reduction reaction (ORR);Non-noble ORR catalyst;Pt alternative catalyst;Bipyridine;Polymer electrolyte fuel cells (PEMFCs)
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