Three-dimensional (3D) interconnected networks fabricated via in-situ growth of N-doped graphene/carbon nanotubes on Co-containing carbon nanofibers for enhanced oxygen reduction

Nano Research

Volumn 9, Issue 2, 2016, Pages 317-328

  Shi, Qi ^a   Wang, Yingde ^a   Wang, Zhongmin ^b   Lei, Yongpeng ^a   Wang, Bing ^a   Wu, Nan ^a   Han, Cheng ^a   Xie, Song ^a   Gou, Yanzi ^a  

^a NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF DEFENSE TECHNOLOGY   (China)

^b GUILIN UNIVERSITY OF ELECTRONIC TECHNOLOGY   (China)

Author keywords

carbon nanotubes; in situ grown; N doped graphene; oxygen reduction; three dimensional (3D) interconnected fiber networks

Indexed keywords

CARBON NANOFIBERS; CATALYST ACTIVITY; DOPING (ADDITIVES); ELECTROLYTIC REDUCTION; GRAPHENE; HYBRID SYSTEMS; NETWORK ARCHITECTURE; OXYGEN; YARN;

ENERGY STORAGE AND CONVERSIONS; FIBER NETWORKS; N-DOPED; OXYGEN REDUCTION; OXYGEN REDUCTION REACTION; REVERSIBLE HYDROGEN ELECTRODES; SITU GROWN; THREEDIMENSIONAL (3-D);

CARBON NANOTUBES;

EID: 84958112436     PISSN: 19980124     EISSN: 19980000     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12274-015-0911-y     Document Type: Article

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