Doped graphene for metal-free catalysis

• Published in: Chemical Society reviews Vol. 43; no. 8; pp. 2841 - 2857
• Main Authors: Kong, Xiang-Kai, Chen, Chang-Le, Chen, Qian-Wang
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: England 21.04.2014
• Subjects: Active control; Catalysis; Catalysts; catalytic activity; Electronics; Graphene; nitrogen; Origins; Sheet metal; Surface properties

Graphene has attracted increasing attention in different scientific fields including catalysis. Via modification with foreign metal-free elements such as nitrogen, its unique electronic and spin structure can be changed and these doped graphene sheets have been successfully employed in some catalyti...