@article{Wu2017, 
author = {Nan Wu and Yongpeng Lei and Qichen Wang and Bing Wang and Cheng Han and Yingde Wang},
title = {Facile synthesis of FeCo@NC core-shell nanospheres supported on graphene as an efficient bifunctional oxygen electrocatalyst},
year = {2017},
journal = {Nano Research},
volume = {10},
number = {7},
pages = {2332-2343},
keywords = {iron-cobalt alloy, carbon nitride, nitrogen-doped carbon, core-shell structure, bifunctional oxygen electrocatalyst},
url = {https://www.sciopen.com/article/10.1007/s12274-017-1428-3},
doi = {10.1007/s12274-017-1428-3},
abstract = {Electrocatalytic conversion of oxygen holds great potential for clean energy technologies, including water electrolysis, regenerative fuel cells, and rechargeable metal-air batteries. The development of highly efficient and inexpensive oxygen electrocatalysts as replacements for precious metal-based catalysts is vitally important for large-scale practical application in the future. A bifunctional oxygen electrocatalyst based on FeCo nanoparticles/N-doped carbon core-shell spheres supported on N-doped graphene sheets was prepared via one-step pyrolysis of graphitic carbon nitride and acetylacetonates. The optimized product exhibited an oxygen electrode activity of 0.87 V and excellent durability. The remarkable performance is mainly attributed to the synergetic effect arising from the FeCo nanoparticles and N-doped carbon shell. This study introduces an inexpensive and simple way to develop highly active bifunctional oxygen electrocatalysts.}
}