Boosting graphene reactivity with oxygen by boron doping: Density functional theory modeling of the reaction path.

Journal of Physical Chemistry C

Volumn 118, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 223-230

  Ferrighi, Lara ^a   Datteo, Martina ^a   Di Valentin, Cristiana ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MILANO BICOCCA   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BORON-DOPED GRAPHENE; COVALENTLY BOUND; DENSITY FUNCTIONALS; DENSITY-FUNCTIONAL STUDY; OXYGEN REDUCTION REACTION; OXYGEN-RICH CONDITIONS; REACTION PATHS; REDUCTION PROCESS;

ELECTROLYTIC REDUCTION; GRAPHENE;

MOLECULAR OXYGEN;

EID: 84892609280     PISSN: 19327447     EISSN: 19327455     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/jp410966r     Document Type: Article

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