Nitrogen-doped graphene with enhanced oxygen reduction activity produced by pyrolysis of graphene functionalized with imidazole derivatives

International Journal of Hydrogen Energy

Volumn 39, Issue 24, 2014, Pages 12749-12756

  Borghei, Maryam ^a   Azcune, Itxaso ^b   Carrasco, Pedro Ma ^b   Sainio, Jani ^a   Kauppinen, Esko ^a   Ruiz, Virginia ^b  

^a AALTO UNIVERSITY   (Finland)

^b Centro de Investigacion Tecnologica En Electroquimica   (Spain)

Author keywords

Electrocatalyst; Imidazole based precursors; Nitrogen doped graphene; Oxygen reduction reaction

Indexed keywords

CATALYST ACTIVITY; DOPING (ADDITIVES); ELECTROCATALYSTS; ELECTROLYTIC REDUCTION; IONIC LIQUIDS; NITROGEN;

1-BUTYL-3-METHYLIMIDAZOLIUM TETRAFLUOROBORATE; BRUNAUER-EMMETT-TELLER SURFACE AREAS; ELECTROCATALYTIC ACTIVITY; IMIDAZOLE DERIVATIVES; IMIDAZOLE-BASED PRECURSORS; NITROGEN-DOPED GRAPHENE; OXYGEN REDUCTION REACTION; TOTAL NITROGEN CONTENT;

GRAPHENE;

EID: 84905215219     PISSN: 03603199     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijhydene.2014.06.105     Document Type: Article

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