Synthesis of hollow carbon nanostructures as a non-precious catalyst for oxygen reduction reaction

Electrochimica Acta

Volumn 191, Issue , 2016, Pages 805-812

  Lee, Seul ^a   Kwak, Da Hee ^a   Han, Sang Beom ^a   Hwang, Eui Tak ^a   Kim, Min Cheol ^a   Lee, Jin Yeon ^a   Lee, Young Woo ^a   Park, Kyung Won ^a  

^a Soongsil University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Alkaline medium; Doped carbon; Electrocatalyst; Oxygen reduction reaction

Indexed keywords

CATALYST ACTIVITY; CATALYSTS; ELECTROCATALYSTS; ELECTROLYTIC REDUCTION; ELECTRON EMISSION; ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; ELECTRON SPECTROSCOPY; ELECTRONS; ENAMELS; FIELD EMISSION; FIELD EMISSION MICROSCOPES; HIGH RESOLUTION TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; METALS; NANOSTRUCTURES; NITROGEN; OXYGEN; REDUCTION; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; SPECIFIC SURFACE AREA; TRANSITION METALS; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY;

ALKALINE MEDIUM; CARBON-BASED NANOSTRUCTURES; DOPED CARBONS; ELECTROCATALYTIC PROPERTIES; ELECTROCHEMICAL STABILITIES; FIELD EMISSION SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; FIELD-EMISSION TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPIES; OXYGEN REDUCTION REACTION;

DOPING (ADDITIVES);

EID: 84961388629     PISSN: 00134686     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.electacta.2016.01.135     Document Type: Article

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