Oxygen reduction reaction over nitrogen-doped graphene oxide cathodes in acid and alkaline fuel cells at intermediate temperatures

Electrochimica Acta

Volumn 112, Issue , 2013, Pages 82-89

  Hibino, Takashi ^a   Kobayashi, Kazuyo ^a   Heo, Pilwon ^b  

^a NAGOYA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b Samsung Advanced Institute of Technology (SAIT)   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Graphene; Intermediate temperature operation; Nitrogen doping; Oxygen reduction reaction

Indexed keywords

DISSOCIATIVE ADSORPTION; ELECTROCATALYTIC PROPERTIES; INTERMEDIATE TEMPERATURES; NITROGEN-DOPED GRAPHENE; NITROGEN-DOPING; OPERATING TEMPERATURE; OXYGEN REDUCTION REACTION; RATE DETERMINING STEP;

ALKALINE FUEL CELLS; CATHODES; DOPING (ADDITIVES); ELECTROLYTIC REDUCTION; NITROGEN; REACTION INTERMEDIATES; TEMPERATURE;

GRAPHENE;

EID: 84884293687     PISSN: 00134686     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.electacta.2013.08.101     Document Type: Article

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