Tuning synthesis of highly active nitrogen-doped graphite and determining the optimal structure from first-principles calculations

International Journal of Electrochemical Science

Volumn 8, Issue 6, 2013, Pages 8786-8799

  Chao, Shujun ^a,b   Lu, Zhansheng ^a   Bai, Zhengyu ^a   Cui, Qian ^a   Qiao, Jinli ^c   Yang, Zongxian ^a   Yang, Lin ^a  

^a HENAN NORMAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b XINXIANG MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^c DONGHUA UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

First principles calculations; Metal free catalyst; Nitrogen doped graphite; Oxygen reduction; Polypyrrole

Indexed keywords

EID: 84878985158     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14523981     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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