Metal-free catalysts for oxygen reduction reaction

L Dai, Y Xue, L Qu, HJ Choi, JB Baek - Chemical reviews, 2015 - ACS Publications
The rising global energy demand and environmental impact of traditional energy resources
pose serious challenges to human health, energy security, and environmental protection.(1 …

Carbon nanomaterials for advanced energy conversion and storage

L Dai, DW Chang, JB Baek, W Lu - small, 2012 - Wiley Online Library
It is estimated that the world will need to double its energy supply by 2050. Nanotechnology
has opened up new frontiers in materials science and engineering to meet this challenge by …

Direct Growth of Carbon Nanotubes Doped with Single Atomic Fe–N4 Active Sites and Neighboring Graphitic Nitrogen for Efficient and Stable Oxygen Reduction …

D **a, X Yang, L **e, Y Wei, W Jiang… - Advanced Functional …, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
Abstract Single atomic Fe–Nx moieties embedded on a high surface area carbon (Fe–N/C)
represents one of the most promising nonprecious metal electrocatalysts for the oxygen …

On an Easy Way To Prepare Metal–Nitrogen Doped Carbon with Exclusive Presence of MeN4-type Sites Active for the ORR

UI Kramm, I Herrmann-Geppert… - Journal of the …, 2016 - ACS Publications
Today, most metal and nitrogen doped carbon catalysts for ORR reveal a heterogeneous
composition. This can be reasoned by a nonoptimized precursor composition and various …

High-performance electrocatalysts for oxygen reduction derived from polyaniline, iron, and cobalt

G Wu, KL More, CM Johnston, P Zelenay - science, 2011 - science.org
The prohibitive cost of platinum for catalyzing the cathodic oxygen reduction reaction (ORR)
has hampered the widespread use of polymer electrolyte fuel cells. We describe a family of …

An oxygen reduction electrocatalyst based on carbon nanotube–graphene complexes

Y Li, W Zhou, H Wang, L **e, Y Liang, F Wei… - Nature …, 2012 - nature.com
Oxygen reduction reaction catalysts based on precious metals such as platinum or its alloys
are routinely used in fuel cells because of their high activity. Carbon-supported materials …

Functionalization of carbon nanotubes for multifunctional applications

D Liu, L Shi, Q Dai, X Lin, R Mehmood, Z Gu, L Dai - Trends in Chemistry, 2024 - cell.com
Functionalized aligned and non-aligned carbon nanotubes (CNTs) have demonstrated
outstanding physicochemical properties for a wide range of potential applications in energy …