Sulfur-doped carbon nanotubes as catalysts for the oxygen reduction reaction in alkaline medium

Electrochimica Acta

Volumn 165, Issue , 2015, Pages 191-197

  Li, Wanqing ^a   Yang, Duanguang ^a   Chen, Hongbiao ^a   Gao, Yong ^a   Li, Huaming ^a  

^a XIANGTAN UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Carbon nanotube; Fuel cell; Oxygen reduction reaction; Sulfur doping

Indexed keywords

ALKALINE FUEL CELLS; ALKALINITY; CARBON; CARBON NANOTUBES; CATALYST ACTIVITY; CATALYSTS; CHEMICAL BONDS; ELECTROCATALYSTS; ELECTROLYTIC REDUCTION; ELECTRON TRANSITIONS; ELECTRONEGATIVITY; ELECTRONIC PROPERTIES; FUEL CELLS; OXYGEN; REDUCTION; SULFUR; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; YARN;

ELECTROCHEMICAL PERFORMANCE; HIGH SURFACE AREA; KINETIC CURRENTS; METHANOL TOLERANCE; OXIDIZED CARBONS; OXYGEN REDUCTION REACTION; ROTATING RING-DISK ELECTRODE; SULFUR DOPING;

X RAY PHOTOELECTRON SPECTROSCOPY;

EID: 84924545711     PISSN: 00134686     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.electacta.2015.03.022     Document Type: Article

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