Nitrogen-Containing Carbon Nanostructures as Oxygen-Reduction Catalysts

被引:214
作者
Biddinger, Elizabeth J. [1 ]
von Deak, Dieter [1 ]
Ozkan, Umit S. [1 ]
机构
[1] Ohio State Univ, Dept Chem & Biomol Engn, Columbus, OH 43210 USA
基金
美国国家科学基金会;
关键词
CNx; Nitrogen containing carbon; Oxygen reduction reaction (ORR); PEM fuel cell cathode; Carbon functionalization; SUPPORTED METAL PARTICLES; HIGH-AREA CARBON; PEM FUEL-CELLS; TETRAMETHOXYPHENYL PORPHYRIN; ACTIVE-SITES; ELECTROCHEMICAL REDUCTION; NANOFIBER ELECTRODES; HEAT-TREATMENT; BLACK; PYROLYSIS;
D O I
10.1007/s11244-009-9289-y
中图分类号
O69 [应用化学];
学科分类号
081704 ;
摘要
Nitrogen-containing carbon nanostructure (CN (x) ) catalysts developed by acetonitrile pyrolysis have been studied to better understand their role in the oxygen reduction reaction (ORR) in PEM and direct methanol fuel cell environments. Additional functionalization of the CN (x) catalysts with nitric acid has the ability to improve both the activity and selectivity towards ORR.
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页码:1566 / 1574
页数:9
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