Chemically functionalized carbon nanotubes with pyridine groups as easily tunable N-decorated nanomaterials for the oxygen reduction reaction in alkaline medium

Chemistry of Materials

Volumn 26, Issue 11, 2014, Pages 3460-3470

  Tuci, Giulia ^a   Zafferoni, Claudio ^b   Rossin, Andrea ^a   Milella, Antonella ^c   Luconi, Lapo ^a   Innocenti, Massimo ^b   Truong Phuoc, Lai ^d   Duong Viet, Cuong ^d   Pham Huu, Cuong ^d   Giambastiani, Giuliano ^a,e  

^a CNR   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF FLORENCE   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF BARI   (Italy)

^d UNIVERSITÉ DE STRASBOURG   (France)

^e KAZAN FEDERAL UNIVERSITY   (Russian Federation)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ELECTROCATALYSTS; ELECTROLYTIC REDUCTION; ELECTRONIC PROPERTIES; METALS; MULTIWALLED CARBON NANOTUBES (MWCN); PYRIDINE;

CHEMICAL FUNCTIONALIZATION; CHEMICALLY FUNCTIONALIZED CARBON NANOTUBE; ELECTROCHEMICAL PERFORMANCE; ELECTRONIC CHARGE DENSITY; METAL-FREE ELECTROCATALYSTS; MILD REACTION CONDITIONS; MULTIWALLED CARBON NANOTUBE (MWCNTS); OXYGEN REDUCTION REACTION;

ALKALINITY;

EID: 84902147394     PISSN: 08974756     EISSN: 15205002     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/cm500805c     Document Type: Article

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