Highly stable silver nanohybrid electrocatalysts for the oxygen reduction reaction
Quentin Lenne, Maurice Retout, Bryan Gosselin, Gilles Bruylants, Ivan Jabin, Jonathan Hamon, Corinne Lagrost, Yann R. Leroux
Abstract
aryl diazonium chemistry with a monolayer of calix[4]arenes. The resulting nanohybrids show high efficiency and high selectivity toward the ORR in alkaline media along with an exceptional durability and a high methanol tolerance.
Topics & Concepts
Oxygen reduction reactionMethanolSelectivityChemistryMonolayerArylSilver nanoparticleOxygen reductionNanoparticleGreen chemistryCatalysisInorganic chemistryNanotechnologyChemical engineeringMaterials scienceOrganic chemistryElectrochemistryReaction mechanismElectrodeEngineeringAlkylPhysical chemistryElectrocatalysts for Energy ConversionAdvanced battery technologies researchCatalytic Processes in Materials Science