Cu<sup>II</sup>/Cu<sup>I</sup> decorated N-doped carbonaceous electrocatalysts for the oxygen reduction reaction
Janina Kossmann, María Luz Ortíz Sánchez-Manjavacas, Hannes Zschiesche, Nadezda V. Tarakina, Markus Antonietti, Josep Albero, Nieves López‐Salas
Abstract
Copper- and nitrogen-doped carbonaceous materials, obtained by a simple synthetic procedure are highly efficient and fast catalysts for the oxygen reduction reaction. It is shown, that Cu( i ) containing materials perform with faster reaction kinetics.
Topics & Concepts
Oxygen reduction reactionCatalysisOxygenCopperDopingInorganic chemistryChemical kineticsKineticsNitrogenChemistryMaterials scienceNuclear chemistryPhysical chemistryElectrodeOrganic chemistryElectrochemistryQuantum mechanicsPhysicsOptoelectronicsElectrocatalysts for Energy ConversionFuel Cells and Related MaterialsAdvanced battery technologies research