Heng Liu, Luozhen Jiang, Yanyan Sun, Javid Khan, Bin Feng, Jiamin Xiao, Handong Zhang, Haijiao Xie, Lina Li, Shuangyin Wang, Lei Han

Asymmetric N, P‐Coordinated Single‐Atomic Fe Sites with Fe2P Nanoclusters/Nanoparticles on Porous Carbon Nanosheets for Highly Efficient Oxygen Electroreduction

  • General Materials Science
  • Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment
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AbstractDisrupting the symmetrical electron distribution of single‐atomic Fe sites is proposed as an effective strategy for improving the intrinsic activity in the oxygen reduction reaction (ORR). Herein asymmetric N, P‐coordinated single‐atomic Fe sites with Fe2P nanoclusters/nanoparticles on porous carbon nanosheets (FePNC) are constructed by a soft‐template self‐sacrificing pyrolysis. The synchrotron X‐ray absorption spectroscopy confirms the coexistence of FeN3P1 moieties by the coordination of Fe atom with three nitrogen atoms and one phosphorus atom, and a small amount of Fe2P nanoclusters/nanoparticles. Benefiting from the unique asymmetric electronic and geometric configurations, the resultant FePNC catalyst exhibits excellent ORR activity with half‐wave potential of 0.76 V (0.5 m H2SO4) and 0.90 V (0.1 m KOH), and good Zn–air battery performance. Theoretical analysis reveals that the synergistic effect of P coordination and Fe2P nanoclusters induces asymmetrical electron redistribution of single‐atomic Fe sites and thus optimize the absorption strength toward the ORR intermediates, which contribute to the improved ORR activity.

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