One-step coating of commercial Ni nanoparticles with a Ni, N-co-doped carbon shell towards efficient electrocatalysts for CO<sub>2</sub> reduction
Fangxin Mao, Peng Fei Liu, Pengfei Yang, Jinlou Gu, Hua Gui Yang
Abstract
Commercial nickel nanoparticles (Ni NPs) were directly converted to efficient electrocatalysts for CO<sub>2</sub> reduction by urea–Ni solid powder pyrolysis, in which a Ni, N-co-doped graphite carbon shell wraps the Ni NPs <italic>in situ</italic>.
Topics & Concepts
Materials scienceNanoparticleCarbon fibersPyrolysisNickelGraphiteChemical engineeringDopingShell (structure)CoatingNanotechnologyInorganic chemistryMetallurgyChemistryComposite numberComposite materialEngineeringOptoelectronicsCO2 Reduction Techniques and CatalystsElectrocatalysts for Energy ConversionAdvanced Photocatalysis Techniques