The impregnation of Ketjen Black (C) with iron and cobalt phthalocyanines (MPc) taken one by one or as a 1:1 stoichiometric mixture, followed by heat treatment at 600 ◦C under inert atmosphere, gave materials containing arrays of single metal ions coordinated by four nitrogen atoms (M-N4 units). Increasing the pyrolysis temperature to 800◦ resulted in the formation of carbon-supported, nanosized metal particles. A key role of the carbon support in determining the material structure at either temperature investigated was demonstrated by TPD, EXAFS, XANES and XRPD studies. These also showed that a Fe–Co alloy is obtained at 800 ◦C when the impregnation of Ketjen Black involves a mixture of FePc and CoPc. Electrodes coated with the different Fe, Co and Fe–Co materials, containing ca. 3 wt% metal loadings, were scrutinized for the oxygen reduction reaction (ORR) in alkaline media by linear sweep voltammetry. For comparative purposes, two Pt electrocatalysts containing 3 and 20 wt% metal were investigated. The electrochemical activity of all materials was analyzed by Tafel and Koutecky–Levich plots as well as chronopotentiometry. The Fe-containing electrocatalysts have been found to be highly active for the ORR in alkaline media with convective limiting currents as high as 600AgFe−1 at room temperature and onset potentials as high as 1.02V vs. RHE. It has been found that (i) the ORR mass activity of the Pc-derived electrocatalysts is superior to that of the Pt catalysts investigated; (ii) the activity of FePc and FePc–CoPc/C, heat treated at either 600 or 800 ◦C, is superior to that of the corresponding Co materials; (iii) the electrocatalysts obtained at 600 ◦C are fairly more active than those obtained at 800 ◦C.

Single-site and nanosized Fe–Co electrocatalysts for oxygen reduction: Synthesis, characterization and catalytic performance / C. Bianchini; V. Bambagioni; J. Filippi; A. Lavacchi; W. Oberhauser; A. Marchionni; S. Moneti; F. Vizza; R. Psaro; V. Dal Santo; A. Gallo; S. Recchia; L. Sordelli. - In: JOURNAL OF POWER SOURCES. - ISSN 0378-7753. - ELETTRONICO. - 196:(2011), pp. 2519-2529. [10.1016/j.jpowsour.2010.11.030]

Single-site and nanosized Fe–Co electrocatalysts for oxygen reduction: Synthesis, characterization and catalytic performance

BIANCHINI, CLAUDIO;BAMBAGIONI, VALENTINA;FILIPPI, JONATHAN;LAVACCHI, ALESSANDRO;MARCHIONNI, ANDREA;MONETI, SIMONETTA;VIZZA, FRANCESCO;
2011

Abstract

The impregnation of Ketjen Black (C) with iron and cobalt phthalocyanines (MPc) taken one by one or as a 1:1 stoichiometric mixture, followed by heat treatment at 600 ◦C under inert atmosphere, gave materials containing arrays of single metal ions coordinated by four nitrogen atoms (M-N4 units). Increasing the pyrolysis temperature to 800◦ resulted in the formation of carbon-supported, nanosized metal particles. A key role of the carbon support in determining the material structure at either temperature investigated was demonstrated by TPD, EXAFS, XANES and XRPD studies. These also showed that a Fe–Co alloy is obtained at 800 ◦C when the impregnation of Ketjen Black involves a mixture of FePc and CoPc. Electrodes coated with the different Fe, Co and Fe–Co materials, containing ca. 3 wt% metal loadings, were scrutinized for the oxygen reduction reaction (ORR) in alkaline media by linear sweep voltammetry. For comparative purposes, two Pt electrocatalysts containing 3 and 20 wt% metal were investigated. The electrochemical activity of all materials was analyzed by Tafel and Koutecky–Levich plots as well as chronopotentiometry. The Fe-containing electrocatalysts have been found to be highly active for the ORR in alkaline media with convective limiting currents as high as 600AgFe−1 at room temperature and onset potentials as high as 1.02V vs. RHE. It has been found that (i) the ORR mass activity of the Pc-derived electrocatalysts is superior to that of the Pt catalysts investigated; (ii) the activity of FePc and FePc–CoPc/C, heat treated at either 600 or 800 ◦C, is superior to that of the corresponding Co materials; (iii) the electrocatalysts obtained at 600 ◦C are fairly more active than those obtained at 800 ◦C.
2011
196
2519
2529
C. Bianchini; V. Bambagioni; J. Filippi; A. Lavacchi; W. Oberhauser; A. Marchionni; S. Moneti; F. Vizza; R. Psaro; V. Dal Santo; A. Gallo; S. Recchia; L. Sordelli
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