Dual-doped mesoporous carbon synthesized by a novel nanocasting method with superior catalytic activity for oxygen reduction

Nano Energy

Volumn 26, Issue , 2016, Pages 131-138

  Tang, Haolin ^a   Zeng, Yan ^a   Liu, Dan ^a   Qu, Deyu ^a   Luo, Jiangshui ^b   Binnemans, Koen ^b   De Vos, Dirk E ^b   Fransaer, Jan ^b   Qu, Deyang ^c   Sun, Shi Gang ^d  

^a WUHAN UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (China)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LEUVEN   (Belgium)

^c University of Wisconsin Milwaukee   (United States)

^d XIAMEN UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Electrocatalysts; Metal and nitrogen dual doped mesoporous carbon; Oxygen reduction reaction; Sublimation and capillary assisted nanocasting; Zn air batteries

Indexed keywords

CATALYSTS; CATALYTIC OXIDATION; ELECTROCATALYSTS; ELECTROLYSIS; ELECTROLYTES; ELECTROLYTIC REDUCTION; FUEL CELLS; MESOPOROUS MATERIALS; METALS; NITROGEN; OXYGEN; SECONDARY BATTERIES; SUBLIMATION; TRANSITION METALS;

ALKALINE ELECTROLYTES; DUAL DOPED; MESOPOROUS STRUCTURES; MULTIPLE TRANSITIONS; NANOCASTING; OXIDATION REACTIONS; OXYGEN REDUCTION REACTION; SYNTHETIC STRATEGIES;

CATALYST ACTIVITY;

EID: 84969160260     PISSN: 22112855     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.nanoen.2016.05.015     Document Type: Article

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