Abstract
Metal and nitrogen co-doped catalysts have been promising alternatives to platinum group metal (PGM) catalysts for oxygen reduction reaction (ORR) over the past few decades. Herein, we have synthesized an efficient Fe–N–C catalyst by the co-calcination of NH2-MIL-101@PDA and melamine. The best Fe–N–C shows a positive half-wave potential of 0.844 V, which is 14 mV higher than that of Pt/C catalyst, as well as superior methanol resistance and long-term durability in alkaline electrolyte. In addition, Fe–N–C also exhibits pronounced catalytic activity and a direct 4e− reaction pathway in acid electrolyte. We ascribed the excellent ORR performance of Fe–N–C to its crumpled structure, large specific surface area (584.6 m2 g−1) and high content of Fe-Nx sites (1.22 at. %). This study provides a simple way for the fabrication of excellent PGM-free ORR catalysts.
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