Abstract
Carbon defects coupled with heteroatoms can asymmetrically rearrange the local electronic distribution and coordination environment of active sites, improving the catalytic selectivity and activity of a two-electron oxygen reduction reaction (2eORR). In this study, an asymmetry defective carbon (asy-DC) structure using wolfberry as the carbon source is employed to adjust the charge distribution of active sites with different degrees of asymmetry caused by N→S coordination bonds. The asymmetric region exhibits a considerable positive correlation between the asymmetry degree and adsorption energy for OOH*, presenting a volcano relation between the asymmetry degree and catalytic activity. The optimised asy-DC catalyst exhibits high selectivity and reliable activity after 12 h of stability testing. This study can provide a new reference into the origin of ORR activity and selectivity.
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