The effect of metal catalyst on the electrocatalytic activity of nitrogen-doped carbon nanotubes

Journal of Physical Chemistry C

Volumn 117, Issue 48, 2013, Pages 25213-25221

  Tang, Yifan ^a   Burkert, Seth C ^a   Zhao, Yong ^a   Saidi, Wissam A ^b   Star, Alexander ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH   (United States)

^b University of Pittsburgh   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CARBON NANO-MATERIALS; ELECTROCATALYTIC ACTIVITY; ELECTROCHEMICAL TESTING; LONG TERM STABILITY; NITROGEN-DOPED CARBON NANOTUBES; NITROGEN-DOPED CARBONS; NONPRECIOUS-METAL CATALYSTS; OXYGEN REDUCTION REACTION;

CARBON; CATALYST ACTIVITY; DOPING (ADDITIVES); ELECTROLYTIC REDUCTION; NANOSTRUCTURED MATERIALS; ORGANOMETALLICS;

CARBON NANOTUBES;

EID: 84890337279     PISSN: 19327447     EISSN: 19327455     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/jp403033x     Document Type: Article

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