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Multilayer stabilization for fabricating high-loading single-atom catalysts

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  • Yazhou Zhou

    (Max Planck Institute for Polymer Research
    Jiangsu University)

  • Xiafang Tao

    (Max Planck Institute for Polymer Research
    Jiangsu University)

  • Guangbo Chen

    (Technische Universität Dresden)

  • Ruihu Lu

    (Wuhan University of Technology)

  • Ding Wang

    (Max Planck Institute for Polymer Research)

  • Ming-Xi Chen

    (University of Science and Technology of China)

  • Enquan Jin

    (Max Planck Institute for Polymer Research)

  • Juan Yang

    (Jiangsu University)

  • Hai-Wei Liang

    (University of Science and Technology of China)

  • Yan Zhao

    (Wuhan University of Technology)

  • Xinliang Feng

    (Technische Universität Dresden)

  • Akimitsu Narita

    (Max Planck Institute for Polymer Research
    Okinawa Institute of Science and Technology Graduate University)

  • Klaus Müllen

    (Max Planck Institute for Polymer Research)

Abstract

Metal single-atom catalysts (M-SACs) have emerged as an attractive concept for promoting heterogeneous reactions, but the synthesis of high-loading M-SACs remains a challenge. Here, we report a multilayer stabilization strategy for constructing M-SACs in nitrogen-, sulfur- and fluorine-co-doped graphitized carbons (M = Fe, Co, Ru, Ir and Pt). Metal precursors are embedded into perfluorotetradecanoic acid multilayers and are further coated with polypyrrole prior to pyrolysis. Aggregation of the metals is thus efficiently inhibited to achieve M-SACs with a high metal loading (~16 wt%). Fe-SAC serves as an efficient oxygen reduction catalyst with half-wave potentials of 0.91 and 0.82 V (versus reversible hydrogen electrode) in alkaline and acid solutions, respectively. Moreover, as an air electrode in zinc–air batteries, Fe-SAC demonstrates a large peak power density of 247.7 mW cm−2 and superior long-term stability. Our versatile method paves an effective way to develop high-loading M-SACs for various applications.

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  • Yazhou Zhou & Xiafang Tao & Guangbo Chen & Ruihu Lu & Ding Wang & Ming-Xi Chen & Enquan Jin & Juan Yang & Hai-Wei Liang & Yan Zhao & Xinliang Feng & Akimitsu Narita & Klaus Müllen, 2020. "Multilayer stabilization for fabricating high-loading single-atom catalysts," Nature Communications, Nature, vol. 11(1), pages 1-11, December.
    • Handle: RePEc:nat:natcom:v:11:y:2020:i:1:d:10.1038_s41467-020-19599-8
    DOI: 10.1038/s41467-020-19599-8
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