C60-Adsorbed Single-Walled Carbon Nanotubes as Metal-Free, pH-Universal, and Multifunctional Catalysts for Oxygen Reduction, Oxygen Evolution, and Hydrogen Evolution

• Published in: Journal of the American Chemical Society Vol. 141; no. 29; pp. 11658 - 11666
• Main Authors: Gao, Rui, Dai, Quanbin, Du, Feng, Yan, Dongpeng, Dai, Liming
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: American Chemical Society 24.07.2019
• Subjects: carbon nanotubes; catalysts; catalytic activity; electrochemistry; fullerene; hydrogen production; oxygen; oxygen production; platinum

Buckminsterfullerene (C60) was adsorbed onto single-walled carbon nanotubes (SWCNTs) as an electron-acceptor to induce intermolecular charge-transfer with the SWCNTs, leading to a class of new metal-free C60-SWCNT electrocatalysts. For the first time, these newly developed C60-SWCNTs were demonstrat...