From energetic cobalt pentazolate to cobalt@nitrogen-doped carbons as efficient electrocatalysts for oxygen reduction

Binshen Wang, Yousong Liu, Mucong Deng, Jin Luo, Guangcheng Yang, Shiguo Zhang, Jiaheng Zhang, Qinghua Zhang

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Abstract

Cyclopentazolate anions (cyclo-N5 ) have been receiving ever-increasing attention as component of energetic explosives since recent fulfilment of the first stable sample in solid phase and ambient conditions. Herein, we present a new strategy to utilize deflagration reactions of cobalt pentazolate in combination with explosive poly(ionic liquid) (EPIL) for the preparation of Co@N-doped carbon materials with homogeneously distributed cobalt nanoparticle encapsulated by the layers of N-doped carbon sheets. The resultant 5%Co (N5)2-EPIL-900 exhibits high electrocatalytic activities, excellent stability and tolerance to CH3OH towards oxygen reduction reaction (ORR). Moreover, the present approach provides a novel routine for preparation of functional materials from energetic and newly-emerging cyclo-N5 -derived compounds.

Translated title of the contribution含能五唑化钴衍生钴修饰氮掺杂碳材料的制备及其催化氧还原反应性能研究
Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)1403-1411
Number of pages9
JournalScience China Materials
Volume62
Issue number10
DOIs
StatePublished - 1 Oct 2019
Externally publishedYes

Keywords

  • carbon materials
  • deflagration
  • ionic liquids
  • oxygen reduction reaction
  • pentazole

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