The Use of an Edible Mushroom-Derived Renewable Carbon Material as a Highly Stable Electrocatalyst towards Four-Electron Oxygen Reduction
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Experimental Section
2.1. Material Synthesis
2.2. Physical Characterization
2.3. Electrochemical Measurements
3. Results and Discussion
3.1. Structural and Surface Characterization
3.2. Electrocatalytic Activity and Stability
4. Conclusions
Supplementary Materials
Acknowledgments
Author Contributions
Conflicts of Interest
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Guo, C.; Sun, L.; Liao, W.; Li, Z. The Use of an Edible Mushroom-Derived Renewable Carbon Material as a Highly Stable Electrocatalyst towards Four-Electron Oxygen Reduction. Materials 2016, 9, 1. https://doi.org/10.3390/ma9010001
Guo C, Sun L, Liao W, Li Z. The Use of an Edible Mushroom-Derived Renewable Carbon Material as a Highly Stable Electrocatalyst towards Four-Electron Oxygen Reduction. Materials. 2016; 9(1):1. https://doi.org/10.3390/ma9010001
Chicago/Turabian StyleGuo, Chaozhong, Lingtao Sun, Wenli Liao, and Zhongbin Li. 2016. "The Use of an Edible Mushroom-Derived Renewable Carbon Material as a Highly Stable Electrocatalyst towards Four-Electron Oxygen Reduction" Materials 9, no. 1: 1. https://doi.org/10.3390/ma9010001