Abstract

The oxygen reduction/evolution reaction (ORR/OER) on oxygen electrode are the definitive reactions in charge/discharge process of fuel cells and metal air batteries. The research of bifunctional and acidic-alkaline omnipotent electrocatalysts for the oxygen electrode reaction is of great significance for the development and application of electrochemical storage and conversion technologies. In this paper, the catalytic performance of the rare earth LaNxC4-x-doped graphene (LaNxC4-x-Gra) catalysts has been discussed extensively. The results demonstrate that in the alkaline environment, LaN2C2hex-Gra exhibits potential bifunctional activity with the original ηOER is 0.68 V, and the ηORR is 0.56 V accompanied by OH ligands modified. Impressive, LaN2C2hex-Gra also shows excellent OER activity in acidic environment with the η of 0.68 V. Finally, the catalytic activity can be rapidly evaluated by scale relationship with the introduced band center, which will provide guidance for the development of efficient rare earth single atomic catalysts.

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