Oxygen reduction electrocatalysis using N-doped graphene quantum-dots

Journal of Physical Chemistry Letters

Volumn 4, Issue 23, 2013, Pages 4160-4165

  Saidi, Wissam A ^a  

^a University of Pittsburgh   (United States)

Author keywords

density functional theory; N doped graphene quantum dots; oxygen reduction reaction; polymer electrolyte membrane fuel cells

Indexed keywords

ELECTROCATALYTIC ACTIVITY; FIRST-PRINCIPLES INVESTIGATIONS; N-DOPED; OXYGEN REDUCTION; OXYGEN REDUCTION REACTION; SOLVENT EFFECTS; STANDARD HYDROGEN ELECTRODES; VAN DER WAALS INTERACTIONS;

BINDING ENERGY; CALCULATIONS; DENSITY FUNCTIONAL THEORY; DOPING (ADDITIVES); ELECTROCATALYSIS; ELECTROLYTIC REDUCTION; PROTON EXCHANGE MEMBRANE FUEL CELLS (PEMFC); SEMICONDUCTOR QUANTUM DOTS; SOLVENTS; VAN DER WAALS FORCES;

GRAPHENE;

EID: 84890375209     PISSN: None     EISSN: 19487185     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/jz402090d     Document Type: Article

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