Nature Communications (May 2022)

Iron atom–cluster interactions increase activity and improve durability in Fe–N–C fuel cells

  • Xin Wan,
  • Qingtao Liu,
  • Jieyuan Liu,
  • Shiyuan Liu,
  • Xiaofang Liu,
  • Lirong Zheng,
  • Jiaxiang Shang,
  • Ronghai Yu,
  • Jianglan Shui

DOI
https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-022-30702-z
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 13, no. 1
pp. 1 – 11

Abstract

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It is challenging to break the activity–stability trade-off in Fe–N–C fuel cell catalysts. Here, the authors show that interactions between iron atoms and clusters accelerate reaction kinetics and suppress demetalation to improve fuel cell stability.