Influence of nitrogen doping on carbon nanotubes towards the structure, composition and oxygen reduction reaction

International Journal of Hydrogen Energy

Volumn 38, Issue 22, 2013, Pages 9421-9430

  Wong, W Y ^a   Daud, W R W ^a   Mohamad, A B ^a   Kadhum, A A H ^a   Loh, K S ^a   Majlan, E H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITI KEBANGSAAN MALAYSIA   (Malaysia)

Author keywords

Nitrogen doped carbon nanotubes; Noble metal free catalyst; Oxygen reduction reaction; PEMFC

Indexed keywords

CHEMICAL PRECURSORS; CHEMICAL VAPOUR DEPOSITION; ELECTROCATALYTIC ACTIVITY; IRON PHTHALOCYANINES; MORPHOLOGICAL CHANGES; NITROGEN-DOPED CARBON NANOTUBES; OXYGEN REDUCTION REACTION; VOLTAMMETRY MEASUREMENTS;

CARBON NANOTUBES; CATALYSTS; CHEMICAL VAPOR DEPOSITION; CYCLIC VOLTAMMETRY; DOPING (ADDITIVES); ELECTROLYTIC REDUCTION; NITROGEN; PHOTOELECTRONS; PRECIOUS METALS; PROTON EXCHANGE MEMBRANE FUEL CELLS (PEMFC); SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; X RAY PHOTOELECTRON SPECTROSCOPY;

SYNTHESIS (CHEMICAL);

EID: 84879941429     PISSN: 03603199     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijhydene.2013.01.189     Document Type: Article

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