Nitrogen-doped mesoporous graphene as a synergistic electrocatalyst matrix for high-performance oxygen reduction reaction

ACS Applied Materials and Interfaces

Volumn 6, Issue 20, 2014, Pages 17654-17660

  Xiao, Jingjing ^a   Bian, Xiaojun ^a   Liao, Lei ^a   Zhang, Song ^a   Ji, Chang ^b   Liu, Baohong ^a  

^a FUDAN UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b Texas State University   (United States)

Author keywords

catalyst; cobalt oxide; electrocatalysis; nitrogen doped mesoporous graphene; oxygen reduction reaction

Indexed keywords

CATALYST ACTIVITY; CATALYSTS; COBALT COMPOUNDS; DOPING (ADDITIVES); ELECTROCATALYSIS; ELECTROCATALYSTS; ELECTROLYTIC REDUCTION; FUEL CELLS; GRAPHENE; MESOPOROUS MATERIALS; METAL-AIR BATTERIES; NITROGEN; OXYGEN;

CO3O4 NANOCRYSTALS; COBALT OXIDES; ELECTROCATALYTIC ACTIVITY; ELECTROCATALYTIC OXYGEN REDUCTION; INTRINSIC CONDUCTIVITY; LARGE SURFACE AREA; MESOPOROUS; NON-PRECIOUS METAL CATALYSTS;

OXYGEN REDUCTION REACTION;

EID: 84908158212     PISSN: 19448244     EISSN: 19448252     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/am503895w     Document Type: Article

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