On the origin of electrocatalytic oxygen reduction reaction on electrospun nitrogen-carbon species

Journal of Physical Chemistry C

Volumn 117, Issue 22, 2013, Pages 11619-11624

  Shin, Dongyoon ^a   Jeong, Beomgyun ^a   Mun, Bongjin Simon ^a,b   Jeon, Hongrae ^a   Shin, Hyun Joon ^c   Baik, Jaiyoon ^c   Lee, Jaeyoung ^a,b,d  

^a Gwangju Institute of Science and Technology (GIST)   (South Korea)

^b Gwangju Institute of Science and Technology   (South Korea)

^c Pohang University of Science and Technology (POSTECH)   (South Korea)

^d FRITZ HABER INSTITUT DER MAX PLANCK GESELLSCHAFT   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ELECTROCATALYSIS; ELECTROCATALYSTS; ELECTROLYTIC REDUCTION; ENERGY CONVERSION; ETCHING; METALS; NANOFIBERS; NITROGEN; OXYGEN;

CARBON ETCHING; ELECTROCATALYST FOR OXYGEN REDUCTION REACTIONS; ELECTROCATALYTIC OXYGEN REDUCTION; ELECTROCHEMICAL ENERGY CONVERSIONS; GRAPHITIZED CARBONS; METAL LEACHING; NITROGEN-CARBON; ORR ACTIVITIES;

OXYGEN REDUCTION REACTION;

EID: 84879401291     PISSN: 19327447     EISSN: 19327455     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/jp401186a     Document Type: Article

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