N-doped graphene coupled with Co nanoparticles as an efficient electrocatalyst for oxygen reduction in alkaline media

Journal of Power Sources

Volumn 302, Issue , 2016, Pages 114-125

  Zhang, Geng ^a   Lu, Wangting ^b   Cao, Feifei ^a   Xiao, Zhidong ^a   Zheng, Xinsheng ^a  

^a HUAZHONG AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b JIANGHAN UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Encapsulation; N doped graphene; Noble metal free electrocatalyst; Oxygen reduction reaction; Pyrolysis

Indexed keywords

CATALYST ACTIVITY; COBALT COMPOUNDS; ELECTRIC BATTERIES; ELECTROCATALYSTS; ELECTROLYTIC REDUCTION; ENCAPSULATION; FUEL CELLS; GRAPHENE; METAL NANOPARTICLES; METALS; NANOPARTICLES; NITROGEN COMPOUNDS; OXYGEN; PLATINUM; PRECIOUS METALS; PYROLYSIS; SECONDARY BATTERIES; UREA;

ALKALINE CONDITIONS; HIGH SPECIFIC SURFACE AREA; HIGH-RESOLUTION TEM; LARGE-SCALE APPLICATIONS; METAL-FREE ELECTROCATALYSTS; N-DOPED; ORR ELECTROCATALYSTS; OXYGEN REDUCTION REACTION;

DOPING (ADDITIVES);

EID: 84975893646     PISSN: 03787753     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jpowsour.2015.10.055     Document Type: Article

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