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Tang W, Teng K, Guo W, Gu F, Li B, Qi R, Liu R, Lin Y, Wu M, Chen Y. Defect-Engineered Co 3 O 4 @Nitrogen-Deficient Graphitic Carbon Nitride as an Efficient Bifunctional Electrocatalyst for High-Performance Metal-Air Batteries. SMALL (WEINHEIM AN DER BERGSTRASSE, GERMANY) 2022; 18:e2202194. [PMID: 35665997 DOI: 10.1002/smll.202202194] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/07/2022] [Revised: 05/23/2022] [Indexed: 06/15/2023]
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The ability to craft high-efficiency and non-precious bifunctional oxygen catalysts opens an enticing avenue for the real-world implementation of metal-air batteries (MABs). Herein, Co3 O4 encapsulated within nitrogen defect-rich g-C3 N4 (denoted Co3 O4 @ND-CN) as a bifunctional oxygen catalyst for MABs is prepared by graphitizing the zeolitic imidazolate framework (ZIF)-67@ND-CN. Co3 O4 @ND-CN possesses superb bifunctional catalytic performance, which facilitates the construction of high-performance MABs. Concretely, the rechargeable zinc-air battery based on Co3 O4 @ND-CN shows a superior round-trip efficiency of ≈60% with long-term durability (over 340 cycles), exceeding the battery with the state-of-the-art noble metals. The corresponding lithium-oxygen battery using Co3 O4 @ND-CN exhibits an excellent maximum discharge/charge capacity (9838.8/9657.6 mAh g-1 ), an impressive discharge/charge overpotential (1.14 V/0.18 V), and outstanding cycling stability. Such compelling electrocatalytic processes and device performances of Co3 O4 @ND-CN originate from concurrent compositional (i.e., defect-engineering) and structural (i.e., wrinkled morphology with abundant porosity) elaboration as well as the well-defined synergy between Co3 O4 and ND-CN, which produce an advantageous surface electronic environment corroborated by theoretical modeling. By extension, a rich diversity of other metal oxides@ND-CN with adjustable defects, architecture, and enhanced activities may be rationally designed and crafted for both scientific research on catalytic properties and technological development in renewable energy conversion and storage systems.
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- Wenhao Tang
- School of Chemical & Environmental Engineering, China University of Mining and Technology (Beijing), Beijing, 100083, P. R. China
- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, China University of Mining and Technology (Beijing), Beijing, 100083, P. R. China
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, China University of Mining and Technology (Beijing), Beijing, 100083, P. R. China
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- College of Chemistry and Materials Engineering, Wenzhou University, Wenzhou, 325035, P. R. China
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- College of Chemistry and Materials Engineering, Wenzhou University, Wenzhou, 325035, P. R. China
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, China University of Mining and Technology (Beijing), Beijing, 100083, P. R. China
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, China University of Mining and Technology (Beijing), Beijing, 100083, P. R. China
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- School of Chemical & Environmental Engineering, China University of Mining and Technology (Beijing), Beijing, 100083, P. R. China
- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, China University of Mining and Technology (Beijing), Beijing, 100083, P. R. China
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, China University of Mining and Technology (Beijing), Beijing, 100083, P. R. China
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, China University of Mining and Technology (Beijing), Beijing, 100083, P. R. China
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- College of Chemistry and Materials Engineering, Wenzhou University, Wenzhou, 325035, P. R. China
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Singh H, Liyanage W, Nath M. Carbon nanotube Encapsulated Metal selenide Nanostructures for Efficient Electrocatalytic Oxygen Evolution Reaction. Chem Commun (Camb) 2022; 58:8360-8363. [DOI: 10.1039/d2cc03026h] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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Nickel selenide nanowires were grown inside carbon nanotubes through in situ encapsulation via one-step chemical vapor deposition. These NiSe2@CNT nanohybrids showed excellent electrocatalytic activity for water splitting with low overpotential...
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High-Efficiency of Bi-Functional-Based Perovskite Nanocomposite for Oxygen Evolution and Oxygen Reduction Reaction: An Overview. MATERIALS 2021; 14:ma14112976. [PMID: 34072851 PMCID: PMC8198805 DOI: 10.3390/ma14112976] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/30/2021] [Revised: 05/21/2021] [Accepted: 05/25/2021] [Indexed: 01/12/2023]
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High efficient, low-cost and environmentally friendly-natured bi-functional-based perovskite electrode catalysts (BFPEC) are receiving increasing attention for oxygen reduction/oxygen evolution reaction (ORR/OER), playing an important role in the electrochemical energy conversion process using fuel cells and rechargeable batteries. Herein, we highlighted the different kinds of synthesis routes, morphological studies and electrode catalysts with A-site and B-site substitution co-substitution, generating oxygen vacancies studies for boosting ORR and OER activities. However, perovskite is a novel type of oxide family, which shows the state-of-art electrocatalytic performances in energy storage device applications. In this review article, we go through different types of BFPECs that have received massive appreciation and various strategies to promote their electrocatalytic activities (ORR/OER). Based on these various properties and their applications of BFPEC for ORR/OER, the general mechanism, catalytic performance and future outlook of these electrode catalysts have also been discussed.
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Selvakumar K, Duraisamy V, Senthil Kumar SM. Activity manifestation via architectural manipulation by cubic silica-derived Co 3O 4 electrocatalysts towards bifunctional oxygen electrode performance. NEW J CHEM 2021. [DOI: 10.1039/d1nj02061g] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/27/2023]
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A KIT-6-derived Co3O4 material demonstrates superior bifunctional activity due to its higher densities of Co3+ and Co2+ sites.
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- Karuppiah Selvakumar
- Electroorganic and Materials Electrochemistry (EME) Division, CSIR-Central Electrochemical Research Institute (CECRI), Karaikudi-630 003, Tamil Nadu, India
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- Electroorganic and Materials Electrochemistry (EME) Division, CSIR-Central Electrochemical Research Institute (CECRI), Karaikudi-630 003, Tamil Nadu, India
- Academy of Scientific and Innovative Research (AcSIR), Ghaziabad-201 002, India
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- Electroorganic and Materials Electrochemistry (EME) Division, CSIR-Central Electrochemical Research Institute (CECRI), Karaikudi-630 003, Tamil Nadu, India
- Academy of Scientific and Innovative Research (AcSIR), Ghaziabad-201 002, India
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Gebremariam TT, Chen F, Jin Y, Wang Q, Wang J, Wang J. Bimetallic NiCo/CNF encapsulated in a N-doped carbon shell as an electrocatalyst for Zn–air batteries and water splitting. Catal Sci Technol 2019. [DOI: 10.1039/c9cy00266a] [Citation(s) in RCA: 44] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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Bimetallic NiCo/CNF encapsulated in a N-doped carbon shell (NiCo/CNF@NC) catalyst for application in a Zn–air battery and water splitting has been reported in this work.
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- Tesfaye Tadesse Gebremariam
- State Key Laboratory of Solidification Processing
- Northwestern Polytechnical University
- Xi'an 710072
- China
- School of Materials Science and Engineering
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- State Key Laboratory of Solidification Processing
- Northwestern Polytechnical University
- Xi'an 710072
- China
- School of Materials Science and Engineering
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- State Key Laboratory of Solidification Processing
- Northwestern Polytechnical University
- Xi'an 710072
- China
- School of Materials Science and Engineering
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- State Key Laboratory of Solidification Processing
- Northwestern Polytechnical University
- Xi'an 710072
- China
- School of Materials Science and Engineering
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- State Key Laboratory of Solidification Processing
- Northwestern Polytechnical University
- Xi'an 710072
- China
- School of Materials Science and Engineering
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- State Key Laboratory of Solidification Processing
- Northwestern Polytechnical University
- Xi'an 710072
- China
- School of Materials Science and Engineering
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Novozhilova MV, Danilova YS, Karushev MP, Timonov AM, Malev VV, Levin OV. Oxygen Electroreduction Catalysts Based on Polymer Complexes of Nickel with Schiff Bases. RUSS J ELECTROCHEM+ 2018. [DOI: 10.1134/s102319351810004x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/23/2022]
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Chen X, Zhou Z, Karahan HE, Shao Q, Wei L, Chen Y. Recent Advances in Materials and Design of Electrochemically Rechargeable Zinc-Air Batteries. SMALL (WEINHEIM AN DER BERGSTRASSE, GERMANY) 2018; 14:e1801929. [PMID: 30160051 DOI: 10.1002/smll.201801929] [Citation(s) in RCA: 72] [Impact Index Per Article: 12.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/20/2018] [Revised: 07/23/2018] [Indexed: 05/14/2023]
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The century-old zinc-air (Zn-air) battery concept has been revived in the last decade due to its high theoretical energy density, environmental-friendliness, affordability, and safety. Particularly, electrically rechargeable Zn-air battery technologies are of great importance for bulk applications like electric vehicles, grid management, and portable electronic devices. Nevertheless, Zn-air batteries are still not competitive enough to realize widespread practical adoption because of issues in efficiency, durability, and cycle life. Here, following an introduction to the fundamentals and performance testing techniques, the latest research progress related to electrically rechargeable Zn-air batteries is compiled, particularly new key findings in the last five years (2013-2018). The strategies concerning the development of Zn and air electrodes are in focus. The design of other battery components, namely electrolytes and separators are also discussed. Poor performance of O2 electrocatalysts and the lack of the long-term stability of Zn electrodes and electrolytes remain major challenges. Finally, recommendations regarding the testing routines and materials design are provided. It is hoped that this up-to-date account will help to shape the future research activities toward the development of practical electrically rechargeable Zn-air batteries with extended lifetime and superior performance.
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- Xuncai Chen
- School of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, The University of Sydney, NSW, 2006, Australia
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- School of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, The University of Sydney, NSW, 2006, Australia
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- School of Chemical and Biomedical Engineering, Nanyang Technological University, 62 Nanyang Drive, Singapore, 637459, Singapore
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- College of Chemical and Environmental Engineering, Shandong University of Science and Technology, Qingdao, 266590, P. R. China
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- School of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, The University of Sydney, NSW, 2006, Australia
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- School of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, The University of Sydney, NSW, 2006, Australia
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Selvakumar K, Kumar SMS, Thangamuthu R, Rajput P, Bhattacharyya D, Jha SN. 2D and 3D Silica‐Template‐Derived MnO
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Electrocatalysts towards Enhanced Oxygen Evolution and Oxygen Reduction Activity. ChemElectroChem 2018. [DOI: 10.1002/celc.201801143] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/06/2022]
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- Karuppiah Selvakumar
- Materials Electrochemistry DivisionCSIR-Central Electrochemical Research Institute Karaikudi, Tamil Nadu 630 003 India
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- Materials Electrochemistry DivisionCSIR-Central Electrochemical Research Institute Karaikudi, Tamil Nadu 630 003 India
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- Atomic & Molecular Physics DivisionBhabha Atomic Research Center Trombay Mumbai- 400 085 India
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- Atomic & Molecular Physics DivisionBhabha Atomic Research Center Trombay Mumbai- 400 085 India
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- Atomic & Molecular Physics DivisionBhabha Atomic Research Center Trombay Mumbai- 400 085 India
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Carbon Supported Multi-Branch Nitrogen-Containing Polymers as Oxygen Reduction Catalysts. Catalysts 2018. [DOI: 10.3390/catal8060245] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022] Open
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Zhao Q, Yan Z, Chen C, Chen J. Spinels: Controlled Preparation, Oxygen Reduction/Evolution Reaction Application, and Beyond. Chem Rev 2017; 117:10121-10211. [DOI: 10.1021/acs.chemrev.7b00051] [Citation(s) in RCA: 854] [Impact Index Per Article: 122.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/30/2023]
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- Qing Zhao
- Key Laboratory of Advanced
Energy Materials Chemistry (Ministry of Education), Collaborative
Innovation Center of Chemical Science and Engineering, College of
Chemistry, Nankai University, Tianjin 300071, China
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- Key Laboratory of Advanced
Energy Materials Chemistry (Ministry of Education), Collaborative
Innovation Center of Chemical Science and Engineering, College of
Chemistry, Nankai University, Tianjin 300071, China
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- Key Laboratory of Advanced
Energy Materials Chemistry (Ministry of Education), Collaborative
Innovation Center of Chemical Science and Engineering, College of
Chemistry, Nankai University, Tianjin 300071, China
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- Key Laboratory of Advanced
Energy Materials Chemistry (Ministry of Education), Collaborative
Innovation Center of Chemical Science and Engineering, College of
Chemistry, Nankai University, Tianjin 300071, China
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McBean CL, Liu H, Scofield ME, Li L, Wang L, Bernstein A, Wong SS. Generalizable, Electroless, Template-Assisted Synthesis and Electrocatalytic Mechanistic Understanding of Perovskite LaNiO 3 Nanorods as Viable, Supportless Oxygen Evolution Reaction Catalysts in Alkaline Media. ACS APPLIED MATERIALS & INTERFACES 2017; 9:24634-24648. [PMID: 28714661 DOI: 10.1021/acsami.7b06855] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/23/2023]
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The oxygen evolution reaction (OER) is a key reaction for water electrolysis cells and air-powered battery applications. However, conventional metal oxide catalysts, used for high-performing OER, tend to incorporate comparatively expensive and less abundant precious metals such as Ru and Ir, and, moreover, suffer from poor stability. To attempt to mitigate for all of these issues, we have prepared one-dimensional (1D) OER-active perovskite nanorods using a unique, simple, generalizable, and robust method. Significantly, our work demonstrates the feasibility of a novel electroless, seedless, surfactant-free, wet solution-based protocol for fabricating "high aspect ratio" LaNiO3 and LaMnO3 nanostructures. As the main focus of our demonstration of principle, we prepared as-synthesized LaNiO3 rods and correlated the various temperatures at which these materials were annealed with their resulting OER performance. We observed generally better OER performance for samples prepared with lower annealing temperatures. Specifically, when annealed at 600 °C, in the absence of a conventional conductive carbon support, our as-synthesized LaNiO3 rods not only evinced (i) a reasonable level of activity toward OER but also displayed (ii) an improved stability, as demonstrated by chronoamperometric measurements, especially when compared with a control sample of commercially available (and more expensive) RuO2.
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- Coray L McBean
- Department of Chemistry, State University of New York at Stony Brook , Stony Brook, New York 11794-3400, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, State University of New York at Stony Brook , Stony Brook, New York 11794-3400, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, State University of New York at Stony Brook , Stony Brook, New York 11794-3400, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, State University of New York at Stony Brook , Stony Brook, New York 11794-3400, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, State University of New York at Stony Brook , Stony Brook, New York 11794-3400, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, State University of New York at Stony Brook , Stony Brook, New York 11794-3400, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, State University of New York at Stony Brook , Stony Brook, New York 11794-3400, United States
- Condensed Matter Physics and Materials Sciences Division, Brookhaven National Laboratory , Building 480, Upton, New York 11973, United States
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Fu J, Cano ZP, Park MG, Yu A, Fowler M, Chen Z. Electrically Rechargeable Zinc-Air Batteries: Progress, Challenges, and Perspectives. ADVANCED MATERIALS (DEERFIELD BEACH, FLA.) 2017; 29:1604685. [PMID: 27892635 DOI: 10.1002/adma.201604685] [Citation(s) in RCA: 479] [Impact Index Per Article: 68.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/31/2016] [Revised: 09/26/2016] [Indexed: 06/06/2023]
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Zinc-air batteries have attracted much attention and received revived research efforts recently due to their high energy density, which makes them a promising candidate for emerging mobile and electronic applications. Besides their high energy density, they also demonstrate other desirable characteristics, such as abundant raw materials, environmental friendliness, safety, and low cost. Here, the reaction mechanism of electrically rechargeable zinc-air batteries is discussed, different battery configurations are compared, and an in depth discussion is offered of the major issues that affect individual cellular components, along with respective strategies to alleviate these issues to enhance battery performance. Additionally, a section dedicated to battery-testing techniques and corresponding recommendations for best practices are included. Finally, a general perspective on the current limitations, recent application-targeted developments, and recommended future research directions to prolong the lifespan of electrically rechargeable zinc-air batteries is provided.
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- Jing Fu
- Department of Chemical Engineering, Waterloo Institute for Nanotechnology, Waterloo Institute for Sustainable Energy, University of Waterloo, 200 University Avenue West, Waterloo, ON, N2L 3G1, Canada
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- Department of Chemical Engineering, Waterloo Institute for Nanotechnology, Waterloo Institute for Sustainable Energy, University of Waterloo, 200 University Avenue West, Waterloo, ON, N2L 3G1, Canada
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- Department of Chemical Engineering, Waterloo Institute for Nanotechnology, Waterloo Institute for Sustainable Energy, University of Waterloo, 200 University Avenue West, Waterloo, ON, N2L 3G1, Canada
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- Department of Chemical Engineering, Waterloo Institute for Nanotechnology, Waterloo Institute for Sustainable Energy, University of Waterloo, 200 University Avenue West, Waterloo, ON, N2L 3G1, Canada
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- Department of Chemical Engineering, Waterloo Institute for Nanotechnology, Waterloo Institute for Sustainable Energy, University of Waterloo, 200 University Avenue West, Waterloo, ON, N2L 3G1, Canada
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- Department of Chemical Engineering, Waterloo Institute for Nanotechnology, Waterloo Institute for Sustainable Energy, University of Waterloo, 200 University Avenue West, Waterloo, ON, N2L 3G1, Canada
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Li OL, Chiba S, Wada Y, Lee H, Ishizaki T. Selective nitrogen bonding states in nitrogen-doped carbon via a solution plasma process for advanced oxygen reduction reaction. RSC Adv 2016. [DOI: 10.1039/c6ra24546c] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022] Open
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Selective nitrogen bonding within nitrogen-doped carbon nanoparticles was achieved by altering linear and heterocyclic precursor via solution plasma.
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- Oi Lun Li
- Functional and Control Engineering
- Faculty of Engineering
- Shibaura Institute of Technology
- Tokyo
- Japan
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- Department of Material Science and Engineering
- Faculty of Engineering
- Shibaura Institute of Technology
- Tokyo
- Japan
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- Department of Material Science and Engineering
- Faculty of Engineering
- Shibaura Institute of Technology
- Tokyo
- Japan
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- Functional and Control Engineering
- Faculty of Engineering
- Shibaura Institute of Technology
- Tokyo
- Japan
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- Department of Material Science and Engineering
- Faculty of Engineering
- Shibaura Institute of Technology
- Tokyo
- Japan
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