Multifunctional graphene-based nanostructures for efficient electrocatalytic reduction of oxygen

Journal of Chemical Technology and Biotechnology

Volumn 90, Issue 12, 2015, Pages 2132-2151

  Hu, Peiguang ^a   Liu, Ke ^a   Deming, Christopher P ^a   Chen, Shaowei ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Electrocatalysis; Graphene; Heteroatom doped; MoS2; Nanoparticle; Oxygen reduction reaction

Indexed keywords

CATALYST ACTIVITY; CATALYSTS; ELECTROCATALYSIS; ELECTROLYTIC REDUCTION; ELECTRONIC PROPERTIES; FUEL CELLS; GRAPHENE; METALS; MOLYBDENUM COMPOUNDS; NANOPARTICLES; NANOSTRUCTURES; OXYGEN; REACTION INTERMEDIATES; SINTERING;

CATALYTIC PERFORMANCE; ELECTROCATALYTIC ACTIVITY; ELECTROCATALYTIC REDUCTION OF OXYGENS; HETEROATOMS; LAYERED NANOSTRUCTURE; MULTI-FUNCTIONAL GRAPHENE; NANOPARTICLE CATALYSTS; OXYGEN REDUCTION REACTION;

METAL NANOPARTICLES;

GRAPHENE; METAL NANOPARTICLE; NANOMATERIAL; NANOPARTICLE; OXYGEN;

CATALYSIS; CATALYST; ELECTRIC CONDUCTIVITY; ELECTROCATALYSIS; OXYGEN ELECTRODE; REDUCTION; REVIEW;

EID: 84945456736     PISSN: 02682575     EISSN: 10974660     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jctb.4797     Document Type: Review

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