Predoped Oxygenated Defects Activate Nitrogen-Doped Graphene for the Oxygen Reduction Reaction
Lin Jiang, Bas van Dijk, Longfei Wu, Clément Maheu, Jan P. Hofmann, Viorica Tudor, Marc T. M. Koper, Dennis G. H. Hetterscheid, Grégory F. Schneider
Abstract
pathway instead of nitrogen dopants. This work indicates a non-negligible contribution of oxygen and especially oxygenated vacancy defects for the catalytic activity of nitrogen-doped graphene.
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GrapheneDopantElectrocatalystMaterials scienceCarbon fibersCatalysisVacancy defectNitrogenOxygenReversible hydrogen electrodeInorganic chemistryDopingElectrodeNanotechnologyChemical engineeringChemistryElectrochemistryWorking electrodeOrganic chemistryPhysical chemistryComposite numberCrystallographyOptoelectronicsComposite materialEngineeringElectrocatalysts for Energy ConversionFuel Cells and Related MaterialsAdvanced battery technologies research