研究生: |
劉珈琦 Chia-Chi Liu |
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論文名稱: |
有機金屬骨架修飾Fe2P@CNT於鹼性環境之高氧氣還原活性新穎材料 Novel Fe2P@Carbon Nanotube modified with MOF as a superior material for highly activity of oxygen reduction reaction in alkaline media |
指導教授: |
王丞浩
Chen-Hao Wang |
口試委員: |
施劭儒
shao-ju shih 王冠文 Kuan-Wen Wang 梁元彰 Yuan-Chang Liang 張孫堂 Sun-Tang Chang |
學位類別: |
碩士 Master |
系所名稱: |
工程學院 - 材料科學與工程系 Department of Materials Science and Engineering |
論文出版年: | 2016 |
畢業學年度: | 104 |
語文別: | 中文 |
論文頁數: | 109 |
中文關鍵詞: | 氧氣還原反應 、燃料電池 、有機金屬骨架 、奈米碳管 |
外文關鍵詞: | Oxygen Reduction Reaction(ORR), Fuel Cells, Metal Organic Framework (MOF), Carbon Nanotube(CNT) |
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本研究利用有機金屬骨架在奈米碳管(CNT)上成長以修飾CNT,之後經過熱處理。在特定的溫度下熱處理時有最佳之氧氣還原活性且其電子轉移數可達3.99,已非常接近理想之電子轉移數。而具有高催化活性的觸媒歸因於兩個因素,首先,此觸媒具有獨特的Fe2P@CNT結構,並且有高比例的Unoccupied Graphitic-N π*之氮官能基,可以做為氧氣還原反應的活性點。另一原因為多孔結構的形成與較高導電度的奈米碳管骨架。此外,中孔結構與高比表面積提高觸媒在電解下的活性點與反應性。另外,觸媒以線性掃描法(LSV)方式進行30000圈穩定性測試,觸媒的半波電位僅衰退為26 mV,可得知其觸媒在反應的過程中穩定性極佳。
此研究之新型材料,利用簡易的方法製備獨特形貌的高效率電催化劑,在未來應用在許多電化學反應和系統中,實為一具有相當競爭力之選擇。
We have synthesized ORR electrocatalysts based on MOF modified CNT derived from growth of metal–organic frameworks on carbon nanotubes, followed by pyrolysis. After the pyrolysis in the specific temperature, the catalysts demonstrates an excellent ORR ability with the electron-transfer number of 3.99, which is very close to the ideal four electron-transfer number .
The high catalytic performance of catalyst is probably attributed to two reasons. One is the co-existence of unique Fe2P@CNT structure and high amount of unoccupied Graphitic-N π*, which are the active sites for ORR. The other reason is attributable to the formation of porous structure and high conductivity skeleton from CNT. Furthermore, Mesoporous structure and high surface area boosts the active sites and reactivity during electrolysis. In addition, the catalyst has an excellent stability after 30,000 cycles of stability test. The decay of half-wave potential is only 2.2 mV.
Our novel material provides a simple approach for fabricating unique and high efficiency electrocatalysts. It is a very competitive choice to apply in many electrochemical reactions and systems.
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