Single-crystalline CoFe nanoparticles encapsulated in N-doped carbon nanotubes as a bifunctional catalyst for water splitting
Xiaojun Zeng, Myeong Je Jang, Sung Mook Choi, Hyun‐Seok Cho, Changhee Kim, Nosang V. Myung, Yadong Yin
Abstract
We utilize a simple heat-treatment process to synthesize single-crystalline CoFe alloy nanoparticles encapsulated in N-doped carbon nanotubes, which exhibit excellent catalytic activity and superior stability towards overall water splitting.
Topics & Concepts
Materials scienceBifunctionalCarbon nanotubeCatalysisNanoparticleChemical engineeringAlloyNanotechnologyDopingCarbon fibersWater splittingBifunctional catalystComposite materialChemistryOrganic chemistryComposite numberOptoelectronicsPhotocatalysisEngineeringElectrocatalysts for Energy ConversionNanomaterials for catalytic reactionsCatalytic Processes in Materials Science