Nitrogen-Doped Carbon Nanodots@Nanospheres as An Efficient Electrocatalyst for Oxygen Reduction Reaction

Electrochimica Acta

Volumn 165, Issue , 2015, Pages 7-13

  Zhang, Haimin ^a,b   Chen, Jiangyao ^b,c   Li, Yibing ^b   Liu, Porun ^b   Wang, Yun ^b   An, Taicheng ^c   Zhao, Huijun ^a,b  

^a INSTITUTE OF SOLID STATE PHYSICS   (China)

^b GRIFFITH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^c GUANGZHOU INSTITUTE OF GEOCHEMISTRY   (China)

Author keywords

Electrocatalyst; Microporous carbon nanospheres; Natural biomass; Nitrogen doped carbon nanodots; Oxygen reduction reaction

Indexed keywords

DIAMONDS; DOPING (ADDITIVES); ELECTROCATALYSTS; ELECTROLYTIC REDUCTION; FUNCTIONAL GROUPS; MICROPOROSITY; NANOSPHERES; NITROGEN; OXYGEN; SELF ASSEMBLY;

ELECTROCATALYST FOR OXYGEN REDUCTION REACTIONS; ELECTROCATALYTIC ACTIVITY; HYDROTHERMAL TREATMENTS; MICRO-POROUS CARBONS; NATURAL BIOMASS; NITROGEN-DOPED CARBONS; OXYGEN REDUCTION REACTION; SURFACE FUNCTIONAL GROUPS;

CARBON;

EID: 84926479549     PISSN: 00134686     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.electacta.2015.02.240     Document Type: Article

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