Single-sided fluorine-functionalized graphene: A metal-free electrocatalyst with high efficiency for oxygen reduction reaction

Carbon

Volumn 104, Issue , 2016, Pages 56-63

  Zhao, Jingxiang ^a,b   Cabrera, Carlos R ^b   Xia, Zhenhai ^c   Chen, Zhongfang ^b  

^a HARBIN NORMAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PUERTO RICO   (Puerto Rico)

^c UNIVERSITY OF NORTH TEXAS   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALKALINITY; ELECTROCATALYSTS; ELECTROLYTIC REDUCTION; FLUORINE; GRAPHENE; MAGNETIC MOMENTS;

ADSORPTION ENERGIES; CATALYTIC PERFORMANCE; COVALENT FUNCTIONALIZATIONS; FUNCTIONALIZATIONS; FUNCTIONALIZED GRAPHENE; HIGH-EFFICIENCY; METAL-FREE ELECTROCATALYSTS; OXYGEN REDUCTION REACTION;

DENSITY FUNCTIONAL THEORY;

EID: 84962696730     PISSN: 00086223     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.carbon.2016.03.013     Document Type: Article

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