Microwave plasma synthesized nitrogen-doped carbon nanotubes for oxygen reduction

Journal of Solid State Electrochemistry

Volumn 19, Issue 5, 2015, Pages 1541-1549

  Du, Zurong ^a   Wang, Shenggao ^a   Kong, Chuixiong ^a   Deng, Quanrong ^a   Wang, Geming ^a   Liang, Chong ^b   Tang, Haolin ^b  

^a WUHAN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (China)

^b WUHAN UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (China)

Author keywords

Catalyst; Fuel cell; Microwave plasma; Nitrogen doping; ORR

Indexed keywords

ALKALINITY; CARBON NANOTUBES; CATALYSTS; DIAMOND FILMS; DOPING (ADDITIVES); ELECTROLYTES; ELECTROLYTIC REDUCTION; FUEL CELLS; MICROWAVES; NITROGEN; OXYGEN; PLASMA CVD; TEMPERATURE; YARN;

ELECTROCATALYTIC ACTIVITY; ELECTROCHEMICAL ANALYSIS; MICROWAVE PLASMA; MICROWAVE PLASMA CHEMICAL VAPOR DEPOSITIONS; NITROGEN DOPED CARBON NANOTUBES; NITROGEN-DOPING; OXYGEN REDUCTION REACTION; REVERSIBLE HYDROGEN ELECTRODES;

NITROGEN PLASMA;

EID: 84922553247     PISSN: 14328488     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10008-015-2773-3     Document Type: Article

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