Novel Non-Precious Metal Electrocatalysts for Oxygen Electrode Reactions

• Main Authors: Alonso-Vante, Nicolas, Feng, Yongjun, Yang, Hui
• Format: eBook
• Language: English
• Published: MDPI - Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute 2019; MDPI
• Subjects: 5-triazine; 6-tri(2-pyridyl)-1; active site; alkaline; bacterial cellulose/poly(methylene blue) hybrids; binary nitrogen precursors; Book Industry Communication; Co-bpdc; Co-bpdc/MWCNTs composites; cobalt and nitrogen co-doped; cobalt-based electrocatalysts; electrocatalysis; electrocatalyst; electrophilic Ni3+ and O?; Fe-N-C catalyst; fuel cells; g-C3N4; graphene-carbon nanotube aerogel; heteroatom doping; hydrogen evolution reaction; layered double hydroxide; manganese dioxide; mesoporous NiO; metal-free catalysts; metal–organic framework; n/a; nanocarbon; nitrogen sulfur co-doped carbon nanofibers; non-precious metal; non-precious metal catalyst; nucleophilic attack; oxygen evolution reaction; oxygen reduction reaction; Q1-390; QC1-999; Reference, information & interdisciplinary subjects; Research & information: general; silver bismuthate; three-dimensional; water splitting
• ISBN: 9783039215416; 303921540X; 3039215418; 9783039215409
• DOI: 10.3390/books978-3-03921-541-6

Research on alternative energy harvesting technologies, conversion and storage systems with high efficiency, cost-effective and environmentally friendly systems, such as fuel cells, rechargeable metal-air batteries, unitized regenerative cells, and water electrolyzers has been stimulated by the global demand on energy. The conversion between oxygen and water plays a key step in the development of oxygen electrodes: oxygen reduction reaction (ORR) and oxygen evolution reaction (OER), processes activated mostly by precious metals, like platinum. Their scarcity, their prohibitive cost, and declining activity greatly hamper large-scale applications. This issue reports on novel non-precious metal electrocatalysts based on the innovative design in chemical compositions, structure, and morphology, and supports for the oxygen reaction.