Promoted oxygen reduction kinetics on nitrogen-doped hierarchically porous carbon by engineering proton-feeding centers
Guangbo Chen, Tao Wang, Pan Liu, Zhongquan Liao, Haixia Zhong, Gang Wang, Panpan Zhang, Minghao Yu, Ehrenfried Zschech, Mingwei Chen, Jian Zhang, Xinliang Feng
Abstract
We demonstrate the important role of the water dissociation process in proton-feeding and enhancing ORR kinetics under an alkaline environment.
Topics & Concepts
KineticsDissociation (chemistry)NitrogenOxygenProtonPorosityChemistryChemical engineeringCarbon fibersOxygen reductionMaterials sciencePhysical chemistryOrganic chemistryEngineeringComposite materialElectrodePhysicsComposite numberElectrochemistryQuantum mechanicsElectrocatalysts for Energy ConversionFuel Cells and Related MaterialsAdvanced battery technologies research