Synergistic Promotion of Oxygen Reduction Electrocatalysis by Chlorine Incorporation in Biomass-derived S/N Co-doped Carbon

Key Points

• The study aims to explore the impact of chlorine doping on the performance of biomass-derived carbon in oxygen reduction reactions.
• Synthesis of biomass-derived S/N co-doped carbon materials with varying chlorine content.
• Electrochemical tests to evaluate the oxygen reduction reaction performance.
• Comparative analysis of performance metrics against non-doped samples.
• Chlorine-doped carbon materials exhibited significantly improved electrocatalytic activity for the ORR.
• Characterization confirmed enhanced surface properties due to halogen doping.
• Quantitative metrics showed a higher current density compared to undoped controls.

Abstract