Nitrogen-doped carbons prepared from eutectic mixtures as metal-free oxygen reduction catalysts

Journal of Materials Chemistry A

Volumn 4, Issue 2, 2016, Pages 478-488

  López Salas, Nieves ^a   Gutiérrez, María C ^a   Ania, Conchi O ^b   Muñoz Márquez, Miguel A ^c   Luisa Ferrer, M ^a   Monte, Francisco Del ^a  

^a INSTITUTO DE CIENCIA DE MATERIALES DE MADRID   (Spain)

^b INSTITUTO NACIONAL DEL CARBÓN   (Spain)

^c CIC ENERGIGUNE   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CARBON; CARBONIZATION; CATALYST ACTIVITY; ELECTROCATALYSTS; ELECTROLYTIC REDUCTION; EUTECTICS; IONIC LIQUIDS; MOLECULAR SIEVES; NITROGEN; PHENOLS;

COMPOSITIONAL DIFFERENCE; CROSSOVER EFFECTS; DEEP EUTECTIC SOLVENTS; DIAMETER DISTRIBUTIONS; HIERARCHICAL POROUS STRUCTURES; METAL-FREE ELECTROCATALYSTS; NITROGEN ATMOSPHERES; NITROGEN-DOPED CARBONS;

DOPING (ADDITIVES);

EID: 84965008896     PISSN: 20507488     EISSN: 20507496     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1039/c5ta08630b     Document Type: Article

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