Gradual introduction of multiple active sites in quest of high activity metal-free oxygen reduction catalysts and exploring the synergistic effect

• Published in: Inorganic chemistry frontiers Vol. 1; no. 13; pp. 3867 - 3873
• Main Authors: Guo, Qi, Ma, Shuai, Wu, Qi-Long, Liu, Zhi-Zhuang, Yao, Zhao-Quan, Li, Shuai, Zhao, Jiong-Peng, Liu, Fu-Chen
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: London Royal Society of Chemistry 27.06.2023
• Subjects: Carbon; Catalysis; Catalysts; Chemical reduction; Defects; Doping; Electrical resistivity; Electrocatalysts; Inorganic chemistry; Nanomaterials; Oxygen reduction reactions; Performance evaluation; Synergistic effect

The use of metal-free carbon nanomaterials as cathodic oxygen reduction reaction (ORR) catalysts has rapidly grown due to their low cost, high electrical conductivity, and great stability. Recent progress has demonstrated that defective carbons co-doped with heteroatoms ( e.g. N and S) usually have...