Understanding the improvement mechanism of plasma etching treatment on oxygen reduction reaction catalysts
Peng Rao , Yanhui Yu , Shaolei Wang , Yu Zhou , Xiao Wu , Ke Li , Anyuan Qi , Peilin Deng , Yonggang Cheng , Jing Li , Zhengpei Miao , Xinlong Tian
Exploration ›› 2024, Vol. 4 ›› Issue (1) : 20230034
Understanding the improvement mechanism of plasma etching treatment on oxygen reduction reaction catalysts
Plasma etching treatment is an effective strategy to improve the electrocatalytic activity, but the improvement mechanism is still unclear. In this work, a nitrogen-doped carbon nanotube-encased iron nanoparticles (Fe@NCNT) catalyst is synthesized as the model catalyst, followed by plasma etching treatment with different parameters. The electrocatalytic activity improvement mechanism of the plasma etching treatment is revealed by combining the physicochemical characterizations and electrochemical results. As a result, highly activemetal–nitrogen species introduced by nitrogen plasma etching treatment are recognized as the main contribution to the improved electrocatalytic activity, and the defects induced by plasma etching treatment also contribute to the improvement of the electrocatalytic activity. In addition, the prepared catalyst also demonstrates superior ORR activity and stability than the commercial Pt/C catalyst.
activity improvement mechanism / electrocatalysts / oxygen reduction reaction / plasma etching treatment
2023 The Authors. Exploration published by Henan University and John Wiley & Sons Australia, Ltd.
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