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A Co-N-doped carbonized egg white as a high-performance, non-precious metal, electrocatalyst for oxygen reduction

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A Co-N-doped carbon material was synthesized by pyrolyzing a mixture of boiled egg white and cobalt nitrate. X-ray diffraction, Raman spectrum, X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy, and scanning electron microscopy were used to investigate the morphology and structure of the synthesized carbon material. Electrochemical analyses show that the Co-N-doped carbonized egg white produced much higher oxygen reduction reaction (ORR) activity and greater stability than the N-doped sample control. In conclusion, the facile method to prepare a high-activity, non-precious metal, ORR catalyst using biomass as the carbon source, offers a step towards the development of low-cost fuel cell catalysts.

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This work is financially supported by the Natural Science Foundation of China (51362027, 21363022, and 21163018).

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  1. College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Northwest Normal University, Lanzhou, 730070, China

    Hui Wang, Zheng Zhang, Yixin Yang, Keliang Wang, Yuanyuan Ma & Rongfang Wang

  2. South African Institute for Advanced Materials Chemistry, University of the Western Cape, Private Bag X17, Bellville, 7535, Cape Town, South Africa

    Shan Ji & Julian Key

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Wang, H., Zhang, Z., Yang, Y. et al. A Co-N-doped carbonized egg white as a high-performance, non-precious metal, electrocatalyst for oxygen reduction. J Solid State Electrochem 19, 1727–1733 (2015). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10008-015-2798-7

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