Potential Application of Novel Boron-Doped Graphene Nanoribbon as Oxygen Reduction Reaction Catalyst

Journal of Physical Chemistry C

Volumn 120, Issue 31, 2016, Pages 17427-17434

  Wang, Lu ^a   Dong, Huilong ^a   Guo, Zhenyu ^a   Zhang, Liling ^a   Hou, Tingjun ^a   Li, Youyong ^a  

^a SOOCHOW UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CARBON; CATALYSTS; DENSITY FUNCTIONAL THEORY; ELECTROCATALYSTS; ELECTROLYTIC REDUCTION; FUEL CELLS; GRAPHENE; NANORIBBONS;

ACIDIC ENVIRONMENT; BORON-DOPED GRAPHENE; COMMERCIAL APPLICATIONS; GRAPHENE NANO-RIBBON; METAL-FREE ELECTROCATALYSTS; OXYGEN REDUCTION REACTION; REACTION MECHANISM; REACTION PATHWAYS;

CATALYST ACTIVITY;

EID: 84982131460     PISSN: 19327447     EISSN: 19327455     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/acs.jpcc.6b04639     Document Type: Article

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