One-step synthesis of cobalt, nitrogen-codoped carbon as nonprecious bifunctional electrocatalyst for oxygen reduction and evolution reactions

Science Bulletin

Volumn 61, Issue 1, 2016, Pages 68-77

  Guo, Sijie ^a   Yang, Yanmei ^a   Liu, Naiyun ^a   Qiao, Shi ^a   Huang, Hui ^a   Liu, Yang ^a   Kang, Zhenhui ^a  

^a SOOCHOW UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Bifunctional catalyst; Carbon quantum dots; Electrochemical performance

Indexed keywords

EID: 84955658911     PISSN: 20959273     EISSN: 20959281     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11434-015-0978-6     Document Type: Article

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