JOURNAL ARTICLE

N-doped porous carbon spheres as metal-free electrocatalyst for oxygen reduction reaction

Guangyuan RenShaoqing ChenJunxian ZhangNianji ZhangChuanlai JiaoHaifa QiuChongxuan LiuHsing‐Lin Wang

Year: 2021 Journal:   Journal of Materials Chemistry A Vol: 9 (9)Pages: 5751-5758   Publisher: Royal Society of Chemistry

Abstract

We demonstrate a template-free strategy to synthesize N-doped carbon spheres by pyrolysis of self-assembled UF resin. The NPCS-900 exhibits excellent ORR electrocatalytic performance both in alkaline and acid solution compared to that of Pt/C.

Keywords:
Electrocatalyst Pyrolysis Carbon fibers Oxygen reduction reaction SPHERES Materials science Porosity Chemical engineering Oxygen reduction Doping Metal Inorganic chemistry Catalysis Chemistry Electrochemistry Electrode Organic chemistry Composite number Metallurgy Composite material Physical chemistry

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