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 carbon catalysts for zinc–air batteries: progress, mechanism, and opportunities

X Zhu, C Hu, R Amal, L Dai, X Lu - Energy & Environmental Science, 2020 - pubs.rsc.org
Zinc–air batteries are regarded as promising candidates for next-generation clean and
sustainable energy storage devices, due to their low-cost, safety, eco-friendliness, and high …

Carbon‐based metal‐free ORR electrocatalysts for fuel cells: past, present, and future

L Yang, J Shui, L Du, Y Shao, J Liu, L Dai… - Advanced …, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
Replacing precious platinum with earth‐abundant materials for the oxygen reduction
reaction (ORR) in fuel cells has been the objective worldwide for several decades. In the last …

Carbon-based catalyst supports for oxygen reduction in proton-exchange membrane fuel cells

S Zaman, M Wang, H Liu, F Sun, Y Yu, J Shui… - Trends in Chemistry, 2022 - cell.com
Carbon-based materials are commonly used supports for platinum (Pt) electrocatalysts in
proton-exchange membrane (PEM) fuel cells. However, the limited stability of carbon …

Carbon-based bifunctional electrocatalysts for oxygen reduction and oxygen evolution reactions: Optimization strategies and mechanistic analysis

H Xu, J Yang, R Ge, J Zhang, Y Li, M Zhu, L Dai… - Journal of Energy …, 2022 - Elsevier
Electrocatalysts are one of the essential components for the devices of high-efficiency green
energy storage and conversion, such as metal-air cells, fuel cells, and water electrolysis …

Construction of heteroatom-doped and three-dimensional graphene materials for the applications in supercapacitors: A review

Z Li, J Lin, B Li, C Yu, H Wang, Q Li - Journal of energy storage, 2021 - Elsevier
Supercapacitor is a promising energy storage device with the advantages of fast response to
electrochemical process, long service life and high-power density. Scientists in the world …

Metal-free heteroatom-doped carbon-based catalysts for ORR: A critical assessment about the role of heteroatoms

J Quílez-Bermejo, E Morallón, D Cazorla-Amorós - Carbon, 2020 - Elsevier
Metal-free carbon-based catalysts have gained much attention during last years because of
their interesting properties towards oxygen reduction reaction. Intrinsic parameters of carbon …

Carbon‐based metal‐free catalysts for key reactions involved in energy conversion and storage

S Zhao, DW Wang, R Amal, L Dai - Advanced Materials, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
Electrocatalysts are key for renewable energy technologies and other important industrial
processes. Currently, noble metals and metal oxides are the most widely used catalysts for …

Heteroatom-doped graphene-based materials for energy-relevant electrocatalytic processes

J Duan, S Chen, M Jaroniec, SZ Qiao - Acs Catalysis, 2015 - ACS Publications
To address aggravating energy and environment issues, inexpensive, highly active, and
durable electrocatalysts as noble metal substitutes both at the anode and cathode are being …

Recent advances in two-dimensional materials and their nanocomposites in sustainable energy conversion applications

K Khan, AK Tareen, M Aslam, Y Zhang, R Wang… - Nanoscale, 2019 - pubs.rsc.org
Two-dimensional (2D) materials have a wide platform in research and expanding nano-and
atomic-level applications. This study is motivated by the well-established 2D catalysts, which …