Modulation of electron distribution and intermediate adsorption by C–O–Si sites for efficient oxygen reduction and lithium storage
Yang Shouhua, Shouhua Yang, Ying Tang, Zhen Yang, Shengchao Yang, Shengchao Yang, Boqin Li, Wencai Peng, Banghua Peng, Gang Wang, Jie Liang, Junyi Ji, Feng Yu
Abstract
Porous Si-doped banana-peel biomass-derived carbon is successfully fabricated. The charge distribution of the carbon can be regulated by abundant C–O–Si bonds, leading to enhanced ORR activity/selectivity and a modulated ORR reaction pathway.
Topics & Concepts
Lithium (medication)OxygenAdsorptionReduction (mathematics)ChemistryElectronModulation (music)Inorganic chemistryPhysical chemistryOrganic chemistryPhysicsMathematicsMedicineAcousticsQuantum mechanicsGeometryEndocrinologyExtraction and Separation ProcessesChemical Synthesis and CharacterizationMembrane-based Ion Separation Techniques