First-Principles Study of Nitrogen-, Boron-Doped Graphene and Co-Doped Graphene as the Potential Catalysts in Nonaqueous Li-O2 Batteries

Journal of Physical Chemistry C

Volumn 120, Issue 12, 2016, Pages 6612-6618

  Jiang, H R ^a   Zhao, T S ^a   Shi, L ^a   Tan, P ^a   An, L ^a  

^a HONG KONG UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADSORPTION; ATOMS; CALCULATIONS; CATALYSTS; DOPING (ADDITIVES); ELECTRIC BATTERIES; ELECTROLYTIC REDUCTION; GRAPHENE; LITHIUM ALLOYS; LITHIUM BATTERIES; NITROGEN; OXYGEN; SECONDARY BATTERIES;

ADSORPTION ENERGIES; BORON-DOPED GRAPHENE; CALCULATION RESULTS; FIRST-PRINCIPLES STUDY; OXYGEN EVOLUTION REACTION; OXYGEN REDUCTION REACTION; RATE-DETERMINING STEP; SYNERGISTIC EFFECT;

LITHIUM;

EID: 84963626570     PISSN: 19327447     EISSN: 19327455     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/acs.jpcc.6b00136     Document Type: Article

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