Carbon for the oxygen reduction reaction: a defect mechanism

Huanyu Zhao, Chenghua Sun, Zhao Jin, Da-Wei Wang, Xuecheng Yan, Zhi-Gang Chen, Guangshan Zhu, Xiangdong Yao

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Abstract

We demonstrate a new defect mechanism of carbons for the oxygen reduction reaction (ORR). It is predicted by the first principles calculations that a type of 585 defect on graphene (G585) is more effective than N-doping for the ORR, and our experimental investigations show strong support to this theoretical prediction.
Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)11736-11739
Number of pages4
JournalJournal of Materials Chemistry A
Volume3
Issue number22
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2015

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