• Journal of Electrochemical Science and Technology
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• 제12권1호
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• pp.137-145
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• 2021

Among the non-precious metal catalysts, iron-nitrogen doped carbon (Fe-N/C) catalysts have been recognized as the most promising candidates for an alternative to Pt-based catalysts for the oxygen reduction reaction (ORR) under alkaline and acidic conditions. In this study, the nano replication method using mesoporous silica, which features tunable primary particle sizes and shape, is employed to prepare the mesoporous Fe-N/C catalysts with different shapes. Platelet SBA-15, irregular KIT-6, and spherical silica particle (SSP) were selected as a template to generate three different kinds of shapes of the mesoporous Fe-N/C catalyst. Physicochemical properties of mesoporous Fe-N/C catalysts are characterized by using small-angle X-ray diffraction, nitrogen adsorption-desorption isotherms, and scanning electron microscopy images. According to the electrochemical evaluation, there is no morphological preference of mesoporous Fe-N/C catalysts toward the ORR activity with half-cell configuration under alkaline electrolyte. By implementing X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy analysis of Fe and N atoms in the mesoporous Fe-N/C catalysts, it is possible to verify that the activity towards ORR highly depends on the portions of "Fe-N" species in the catalysts regardless of the shape of catalysts. It was suggested that active site distribution in the Fe-N/C is one important factor towards ORR activity.

• Korean Chemical Engineering Research
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• 제43권2호
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• pp.215-221
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• 2005

실리카계 메조 물질인 MCM-41의 합성시 $Fe^{3+}$ 염을 합성 기질에 직접 도입하여 구조 내의 Si를 Fe로 일부 치환시킨 Fe-MCM-41(4 mol% Fe)을 합성하였다. XRD, $N_2$ 흡착법, TEM 등으로 합성한 메조 세공 물질의 구조적 특성을 조사하였으며, UV-Vis 및 FT-IR 등의 분광분석을 통하여 철의 상태를 확인하였다. 촉매적 활성 연구를 위하여 과산화수소를 산화제로 이용한 phenol hydroxylation을 수행하였으며, 물을용매로 반응 온도 $50^{\circ}C$, phenol:$H_2O_2$=1:1 조건에서 ca. 60%의 전화율을 얻었다. 또한, 구조 중 Fe 활성점을 이용한 탄소 나노 튜브의 성장 가능성을 확인하기 위하여, 아세틸렌가스를 탄소원으로 사용한 thermal-CVD 반응기를 이용하였으며, 다중벽 탄소 나노 튜브를 제조할 수 있었다.