Synthesis of ZIF-8 derived high-efficiency Fe-N-C catalyst and its oxygen reduction reaction performance

Saihang ZHANG, Yingying YAO, Zhao LI, Jianxin ZOU

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Journal of Materials Engineering ›› 2025, Vol. 53 ›› Issue (3) : 135-142. DOI: 10.11868/j.issn.1001-4381.2023.000207
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Synthesis of ZIF-8 derived high-efficiency Fe-N-C catalyst and its oxygen reduction reaction performance

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To promote the large-scale commercial application of fuel cells， efficient， stable， and low-cost oxygen reduction reaction （ORR） catalysts should be developed. In this study， a Fe-doped ZIF-8 is used as the precursor， and the Fe-N-C non-precious metal catalyst is obtained by ball milling， calcination under a high-temperature argon atmosphere， pickling， and secondary calcination under an ammonia atmosphere. The results of various characterization methods show that Fe atoms are uniformly dispersed on the nitrogen-doped carbon framework， thus forming abundant Fe-N x active sites. The electrochemical performance test results show that the Fe-N-C-5% catalyst with optimized preparation process and metal contents exhibits excellent ORR activity in 0.1 mol/L HClO4 acidic solution， with a half-wave potential of 0.845 V. Meantime， it has good stability， and the half-wave potential does not drop significantly after 20000 cycles. These results provide an effective strategy for the rational design of precious metal-free ORR catalysts in the future.

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oxygen reduction reaction / non-precious metal catalyst / proton exchange membrane fuel cell / electrocatalysis / metal-organic framework

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Saihang ZHANG , Yingying YAO , Zhao LI , et al. Synthesis of ZIF-8 derived high-efficiency Fe-N-C catalyst and its oxygen reduction reaction performance. Journal of Materials Engineering. 2025, 53(3): 135-142 https://doi.org/10.11868/j.issn.1001-4381.2023.000207

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