Nitrogen-doped activated carbon with micrometer-scale channels derived from luffa sponge fibers as electrocatalysts for oxygen reduction reaction with high stability in acidic media

Electrochimica Acta

Volumn 149, Issue , 2014, Pages 56-64

  Li, Jianpeng ^a   Wang, Shuguang ^a   Ren, Yaqi ^a   Ren, Zhonghua ^a   Qiu, Yejun ^a   Yu, Jie ^a  

^a HARBIN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (China)

Author keywords

acidic media; activated carbon; electrocatalysts; luffa sponge fibers; oxygen reduction reaction

Indexed keywords

ELECTROCATALYSTS;

ACIDIC MEDIA; MICROMETER-SCALE CHANNELS; NITROGEN-DOPED; OXYGEN REDUCTION REACTION;

ACTIVATED CARBON;

EID: 84908394934     PISSN: 00134686     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.electacta.2014.10.089     Document Type: Article

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