Recent advances in Fe (or Co)/N/C electrocatalysts for the oxygen reduction reaction in polymer electrolyte membrane fuel cells

• DOI: 10.1039/c7ta04915c
• Publication Date: 2017-08-18T13:35:09Z
• Authors: Tao Sun; Bingbing Tian; Jiong Lu; Chenliang Su
• Keywords: 02 engineering and technology; 0210 nano-technology; 7. Clean energy; 3. Good health

Exploring cheap and stable electrocatalysts to replace Pt for the oxygen reduction reaction (ORR) is significant large-scale application of fuel cells, especially in polymer electrolyte membrane cells. In this paper, we have briefly reviewed recent advances Fe (or Co)/N/C ORR catalysts acidic medium including their preparation, structural characterization related mechanism.