A general approach for hierarchically porous metal/N/C nanosphere electrocatalysts: nano-confined pyrolysis of <i>in situ</i>-formed amorphous metal–ligand complexes
Luming Wu, Baoxia Ni, Rui Chen, Pingchuan Sun, Tiehong Chen
Abstract
A general approach was developed for constructing highly nitrogen-doped hierarchically porous metal/N/C nanospheres by nano-confined pyrolysis of <italic>in situ</italic>-formed amorphous metal–ligand complex.
Topics & Concepts
PyrolysisAmorphous solidMetalPorosityMaterials scienceNano-In situLigand (biochemistry)Chemical engineeringNanotechnologyChemistryCrystallographyOrganic chemistryMetallurgyComposite materialBiochemistryEngineeringReceptorElectrocatalysts for Energy ConversionCO2 Reduction Techniques and CatalystsAdvanced battery technologies research