Mesoporous Metal–Nitrogen-Doped Carbon Electrocatalysts for Highly Efficient Oxygen Reduction Reaction

• Published in: Journal of the American Chemical Society Vol. 135; no. 43; pp. 16002 - 16005
• Main Authors: Liang, Hai-Wei, Wei, Wei, Wu, Zhong-Shuai, Feng, Xinliang, Müllen, Klaus
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States American Chemical Society 30.10.2013
• Subjects: active sites; carbon; catalysts; chemical reduction; electrochemistry; electron transfer; montmorillonite; nanoparticles; oxygen; porous media; silica; surface area; vitamin B12

A family of mesoporous nonprecious metal (NPM) catalysts for oxygen reduction reaction (ORR) in acidic media, including cobalt–nitrogen-doped carbon (C–N–Co) and iron–nitrogen-doped carbon (C–N–Fe), was prepared from vitamin B12 (VB12) and the polyaniline-Fe (PANI-Fe) complex, respectively. Silica n...