非贵金属/碳氮复合材料电催化析氧反应的研究进展

doi:10.15541/jim20210015

摘要/Abstract

摘要： 析氧反应(OER)是一种复杂的四电子转移反应, 其动力学缓慢、所需能量高, 制约了电解水制氢等新型能源技术的发展。近年来, 非贵金属复合材料因其优异的催化活性以及相比于贵金属基催化剂的成本优势而受到广泛关注。本文概述了这一研究领域的最新进展, 首先简要介绍析氧反应的机理以及材料催化性能的评价方法, 重点关注非贵金属/碳氮复合材料析氧电催化剂, 并且将非贵金属/碳氮复合材料分为金属单质/碳氮复合材料、单原子/碳氮复合材料、合金/碳氮复合材料、金属氧化物/碳氮复合材料, 从制备方法和催化活性出发, 探究氮掺杂碳材料在催化剂结构和催化剂性能中的作用, 总结分析了几类非贵金属/碳氮复合材料在电催化析氧反应中的研究进展。最后, 针对非贵金属/碳氮复合材料目前存在的问题和未来发展方向提出了建议。

关键词: 析氧反应, 非贵金属, 复合材料, 电催化, 综述

Abstract: Oxygen evolution reaction (OER) suffers from four-electron transfer, sluggish kinetics and high energy requirements, limiting the development of new energy technologies such as hydrogen production from water electrolysis. In recent years, non-noble metal composite catalysts have attracted increasing attention due to their advantages of excellent catalytic activity and cost compared with noble metal-based catalysts. This review summarizes the latest progress in this field. Firstly, the OER mechanism and the evaluation methods of catalytic performance are briefly introduced. Then the non-noble metal/nitrogen-doped carbon composites are further classified into metal/nitrogen-doped carbon composites, metal single atom/nitrogen-doped carbon composites, alloy/nitrogen-doped carbon composites, and metal oxide/nitrogen-doped carbon composites. The research progress of the electrocatalysts is summarized and analyzed based on the synthesis method and catalytic activity, aiming to explore the role of nitrogen-doped carbon materials in catalyst structure and catalyst performance. Finally, perspectives are given out for the current problems and future directions of non-noble metal/nitrogen-doped carbon composites.

Key words: oxygen evolution reaction, non-noble metal, composite catalyst, electrocatalysis, review

中图分类号:

TQ174

付永胜, 毕敏, 李春, 孙敬文, 汪信, 朱俊武. 非贵金属/碳氮复合材料电催化析氧反应的研究进展[J]. 无机材料学报, 2022, 37(2): 163-172.

FU Yongsheng, BI Min, LI Chun, SUN Jingwen, WANG Xin, ZHU Junwu. Research Progress on Non-noble Metal/Nitrogen-doped Carbon Composite Materials in Electrocatalytic Oxygen Evolution Reaction[J]. Journal of Inorganic Materials, 2022, 37(2): 163-172.

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