Recent advances in ultrathin two-dimensional nanomaterials

C Tan, X Cao, XJ Wu, Q He, J Yang, X Zhang… - Chemical …, 2017 - ACS Publications
Since the discovery of mechanically exfoliated graphene in 2004, research on ultrathin two-
dimensional (2D) nanomaterials has grown exponentially in the fields of condensed matter …

Emerging two-dimensional nanomaterials for electrocatalysis

H **, C Guo, X Liu, J Liu, A Vasileff, Y Jiao… - Chemical …, 2018 - ACS Publications
Over the past few decades, the design and development of advanced electrocatalysts for
efficient energy conversion technologies have been subjects of extensive study. With the …

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 …

Active sites of nitrogen-doped carbon materials for oxygen reduction reaction clarified using model catalysts

D Guo, R Shibuya, C Akiba, S Saji, T Kondo… - Science, 2016 - science.org
Nitrogen (N)–doped carbon materials exhibit high electrocatalytic activity for the oxygen
reduction reaction (ORR), which is essential for several renewable energy systems …

Recent advancements in Pt and Pt-free catalysts for oxygen reduction reaction

Y Nie, L Li, Z Wei - Chemical Society Reviews, 2015 - pubs.rsc.org
Develo** highly efficient catalysts for the oxygen reduction reaction (ORR) is key to the
fabrication of commercially viable fuel cell devices and metal–air batteries for future energy …

A review of oxygen reduction mechanisms for metal-free carbon-based electrocatalysts

R Ma, G Lin, Y Zhou, Q Liu, T Zhang, G Shan… - npj Computational …, 2019 - nature.com
The sluggish kinetics of Oxygen Reduction Reaction (ORR) at the cathode in proton
exchange membrane fuel cells or metal-air batteries requires highly effective and stable …

Heteroatom-doped graphene materials: syntheses, properties and applications

X Wang, G Sun, P Routh, DH Kim, W Huang… - Chemical Society …, 2014 - pubs.rsc.org
Heteroatom do** can endow graphene with various new or improved electromagnetic,
physicochemical, optical, and structural properties. This greatly extends the arsenal of …

Metal–air batteries: from oxygen reduction electrochemistry to cathode catalysts

F Cheng, J Chen - Chemical Society Reviews, 2012 - pubs.rsc.org
Because of the remarkably high theoretical energy output, metal–air batteries represent one
class of promising power sources for applications in next-generation electronics, electrified …

Exploration of the active center structure of nitrogen-doped graphene-based catalysts for oxygen reduction reaction

L Lai, JR Potts, D Zhan, L Wang, CK Poh… - Energy & …, 2012 - pubs.rsc.org
We present two different ways to fabricate nitrogen-doped graphene (N-graphene) and
demonstrate its use as a metal-free catalyst to study the catalytic active center for the oxygen …

General oriented formation of carbon nanotubes from metal–organic frameworks

J Meng, C Niu, L Xu, J Li, X Liu, X Wang… - Journal of the …, 2017 - ACS Publications
Carbon nanotubes (CNTs) are of great interest for many potential applications because of
their extraordinary electronic, mechanical and structural properties. However, issues of …