M(Salen)-derived nitrogen-doped M/C (M = Fe, Co, Ni) porous nanocomposites for electrocatalytic oxygen reduction

Scientific Reports

Volumn 4, Issue , 2014, Pages

  Du, Jing ^a   Cheng, Fangyi ^a   Wang, Shiwen ^a   Zhang, Tianran ^a   Chen, Jun ^a  

^a NANKAI UNIVERSITY   (China)

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EID: 84901711686     PISSN: None     EISSN: 20452322     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/srep04386     Document Type: Article

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