Novel synthesis of N-doped graphene as an efficient electrocatalyst towards oxygen reduction

Nano Research

Volumn 9, Issue 3, 2016, Pages 808-819

  Ma, Ruguang ^a,b   Ren, Xiaodong ^a,b   Xia, Bao Yu ^c   Zhou, Yao ^a,b   Sun, Chi ^a,b   Liu, Qian ^a,b   Liu, Jianjun ^a,b   Wang, Jiacheng ^a,b  

^a SHANGHAI INSTITUTE OF CERAMICS   (China)

^b Shanghai Institute of Materials Genome   (China)

^c Nanyang Technological University   (Singapore)

Author keywords

graphene; molecular dynamic simulation; nitrogen doping; oxygen reduction reaction

Indexed keywords

ELECTROCATALYSTS; ELECTROLYTIC REDUCTION; GRAPHENE; MOLECULAR DYNAMICS; MOLECULAR OXYGEN; POTASSIUM HYDROXIDE; THERMODYNAMIC STABILITY;

AB INITIO MOLECULAR DYNAMICS; ELECTROCATALYTIC ACTIVITY; HIGH SPECIFIC SURFACE AREA; LIMITING CURRENT DENSITY; NITROGEN DOPED GRAPHENE; NITROGEN-DOPING; OXYGEN REDUCTION REACTION; ROTATING RING-DISK ELECTRODE;

DOPING (ADDITIVES);

EID: 84959573869     PISSN: 19980124     EISSN: 19980000     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12274-015-0960-2     Document Type: Article

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