Application of as-synthesized Co-Al layered double hydroxides for the preparation of the electroactive composites containing N-doped carbon nanotubes

Applied Clay Science

Volumn 72, Issue , 2013, Pages 163-174

  Pacuła, Aleksandra ^a   Socha, Robert P ^a   Zimowska, Małgorzata ^a   Ruggiero Mikołajczyk, Małgorzata ^a   Mucha, Dariusz ^a   Nowak, Paweł ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF CATALYSIS AND SURFACE CHEMISTRY   (Poland)

Author keywords

Carbon nanotubes; Catalytic chemical vapor deposition; Cobalt; Composites; Layered double hydroxides; Oxygen reduction reaction

Indexed keywords

CATALYTIC CHEMICAL VAPOR DEPOSITION; CO-AL LAYERED DOUBLE HYDROXIDES; ELECTRICALLY CONDUCTIVE; ELECTROACTIVE COMPOSITES; LAYERED DOUBLE HYDROXIDES; OXYGEN REDUCTION REACTION; STRUCTURE AND MORPHOLOGY; SYNTHESIS TEMPERATURES;

CARBON; CARBON NANOTUBES; CHEMICAL VAPOR DEPOSITION; COBALT; COMPOSITE MATERIALS; CYCLIC VOLTAMMETRY; ELECTROCATALYSIS; ELECTROLYTIC REDUCTION; NITROGEN; PHOTOELECTRONS; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; THERMOGRAVIMETRIC ANALYSIS; VAPORS; X RAY DIFFRACTION; X RAY PHOTOELECTRON SPECTROSCOPY;

SYNTHESIS (CHEMICAL);

ALUMINUM; CARBON; COBALT; COMPOSITE; CRYSTALLINITY; ELECTROCHEMISTRY; ELECTRODE; HYDROXIDE; NANOTECHNOLOGY; OXIDE; OXYGEN; REDUCTION; TEMPERATURE EFFECT;

EID: 84875582407     PISSN: 01691317     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.clay.2012.11.007     Document Type: Article

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