Three-Dimensional Heteroatom-Doped Nanocarbon for Metal-Free Oxygen Reduction Electrocatalysis: A Review
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. The Mechanisms for ORR
3. 3D Heteroatom-Doped Nanocarbon Electrocatalysts for ORR
3.1. Heteroatom-Doped 3D CNTs for ORR
3.1.1. Single Heteroatom-Doped 3D CNTs
3.1.2. Multiple Heteroatom-Co-Doped 3D CNTs
3.2. Heteroatom-Doped 3D Graphene for ORR
3.2.1. Single Heteroatom-Doped 3D Graphene
3.2.2. Multiple Heteroatom-Co-Doped 3D Graphene
3.3. Heteroatom-Doped 3D Porous Carbon for ORR
3.3.1. Single Heteroatom-Doped 3D Porous Carbon
3.3.2. Multiple Heteroatom-Co-Doped 3D Porous Carbon
3.4. Nanocarbon Hybrid Materials for ORR
3.5. Other Kinds of Nanocarbon Materials for ORR
4. Conclusions and Perspectives
Acknowledgments
Conflicts of Interest
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Xiong, D.; Li, X.; Fan, L.; Bai, Z. Three-Dimensional Heteroatom-Doped Nanocarbon for Metal-Free Oxygen Reduction Electrocatalysis: A Review. Catalysts 2018, 8, 301. https://doi.org/10.3390/catal8080301
Xiong D, Li X, Fan L, Bai Z. Three-Dimensional Heteroatom-Doped Nanocarbon for Metal-Free Oxygen Reduction Electrocatalysis: A Review. Catalysts. 2018; 8(8):301. https://doi.org/10.3390/catal8080301
Chicago/Turabian StyleXiong, Dongbin, Xifei Li, Linlin Fan, and Zhimin Bai. 2018. "Three-Dimensional Heteroatom-Doped Nanocarbon for Metal-Free Oxygen Reduction Electrocatalysis: A Review" Catalysts 8, no. 8: 301. https://doi.org/10.3390/catal8080301