JOURNAL ARTICLE

Oxidized carbon nanotubes as an efficient metal-free electrocatalyst for the oxygen reduction reaction

Xin WangCanbin OuyangShuo DouDongdong LiuShuangyin Wang

Year: 2015 Journal:   RSC Advances Vol: 5 (52)Pages: 41901-41904   Publisher: Royal Society of Chemistry

Abstract

Acid treated method can efficiently incorporate a large number of oxygen containing functional groups including –OH, –COOH, CO which play a key role in the enhancement of ORR activity.

Keywords:
Electrocatalyst Oxygen reduction reaction Oxygen reduction Chemistry Oxygen Reduction (mathematics) Metal Carbon nanotube Carbon fibers Inorganic chemistry Photochemistry Chemical engineering Materials science Nanotechnology Electrode Electrochemistry Organic chemistry Physical chemistry

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