Free-standing nitrogen-doped carbon nanotubes at electrospun carbon nanofibers composite as an efficient electrocatalyst for oxygen reduction

Electrochimica Acta

Volumn 138, Issue , 2014, Pages 318-324

  Guo, Qiaohui ^a   Zhao, Dan ^a   Liu, Shuwu ^a   Chen, Shuiliang ^a   Hanif, Muddasir ^a   Hou, Haoqing ^a  

^a JIANGXI NORMAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

carbon nanofibers; electrospinning; fuel cells; nitrogen doped carbon nanotubes; oxygen reduction reaction

Indexed keywords

CARBON NANOFIBERS; CARBON NANOTUBES; CATALYST SELECTIVITY; DOPING (ADDITIVES); ELECTROCATALYSTS; ELECTROLYTIC REDUCTION; ELECTROSPINNING; FUEL CELLS; PLATINUM; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY;

ELECTROCHEMICAL APPLICATIONS; ELECTROCHEMICAL PERFORMANCE; ELECTROSPUN CARBON NANOFIBERS; HIERARCHICAL STRUCTURES; NITROGEN-DOPED CARBON NANOTUBES; ORR ELECTROCATALYSTS; OXYGEN REDUCTION REACTION; THREE DIMENSIONAL NETWORK STRUCTURE;

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EID: 84904574861     PISSN: 00134686     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.electacta.2014.06.120     Document Type: Article

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