Nitrogen-doped graphene nanosheets as high efficient catalysts for oxygen reduction reaction

Chinese Science Bulletin

Volumn 57, Issue 23, 2012, Pages 3065-3070

  Ci, SuQin ^a   Wu, YongMin ^b   Zou, JianPing ^a   Tang, LongHua ^b   Luo, ShengLian ^a   Li, JingHong ^b   Wen, ZhenHai ^a  

^a NANCHANG HANGKONG UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b TSINGHUA UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

cathode catalysts; microbial fuel cell; nitrogen doped graphene; oxygen reduction reaction

Indexed keywords

EID: 84865483249     PISSN: 10016538     EISSN: 18619541     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11434-012-5253-5     Document Type: Article

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