Residual metals present in "metal-free" N-doped carbons

被引:11
作者
Jin, Xiuyan [1 ]
Zhang, Guoxin [1 ]
Hao, Yongchao [1 ]
Chang, Zheng [1 ]
Sun, Xiaoming [1 ]
机构
[1] Beijing Univ Chem Technol, State Key Lab Chem Resource Engn, Beijing 100029, Peoples R China
基金
中国国家自然科学基金;
关键词
HYDROGEN EVOLUTION REACTION; OXYGEN REDUCTION REACTION; EFFICIENT CATALYSIS; TRANSITION-METAL; NITROGEN; GRAPHENE; ELECTROCATALYSTS; PERFORMANCE; NANOTUBES; FE;
D O I
10.1039/c5cc04322k
中图分类号
O6 [化学];
学科分类号
0703 ;
摘要
To date, "metal-free" catalysts originating from graphene and CNTs have been revealed to contain metal impurities. Many types of such "metal-free" carbons have been synthesized by metal-involving methods, and it is urgent to confirm the origin of the catalytic performance. Herein, we verified that residual metals were inevitably present in these N-doped carbons and the catalytic performance for the hydrogen evolution reaction (HER) was due to the remaining metals, present at only a ppm level.
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页码:15585 / 15587
页数:3
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