Carbon-based metal-free electrocatalysts: from oxygen reduction to multifunctional electrocatalysis

C Hu, R Paul, Q Dai, L Dai - Chemical Society Reviews, 2021 - pubs.rsc.org
Since the discovery of N-doped carbon nanotubes as the first carbon-based metal-free
electrocatalyst (C-MFEC) for oxygen reduction reaction (ORR) in 2009, C-MFECs have …

State-of-the-art and developmental trends in platinum group metal-free cathode catalyst for anion exchange membrane fuel cell (AEMFC)

MM Hossen, MS Hasan, MRI Sardar… - Applied Catalysis B …, 2023 - Elsevier
AEMFC is becoming a prominent technology in portable energy sources. In an attempt to
make it economical, non-platinum catalysts are necessary to recruit in the application …

Carbon-based electrocatalysts for sustainable energy applications

J Wang, H Kong, J Zhang, Y Hao, Z Shao… - Progress in Materials …, 2021 - Elsevier
Carbon-based materials have multiple advantages including abundant sources, tunable
molecular structures, high electronic conductivity, and environmental compatibility. Rapidly …

Carbon‐based metal‐free ORR electrocatalysts for fuel cells: past, present, and future

L Yang, J Shui, L Du, Y Shao, J Liu, L Dai… - Advanced …, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
Replacing precious platinum with earth‐abundant materials for the oxygen reduction
reaction (ORR) in fuel cells has been the objective worldwide for several decades. In the last …

Electrocatalysis of oxygen reduction on heteroatom-doped nanocarbons and transition metal–nitrogen–carbon catalysts for alkaline membrane fuel cells

A Sarapuu, E Kibena-Põldsepp, M Borghei… - Journal of Materials …, 2018 - pubs.rsc.org
Over the last decade, great progress has been made in the development of non-precious
metal catalysts for the electrochemical oxygen reduction reaction (ORR). Among these …

Polydopamine-based functional materials and their applications in energy, environmental, and catalytic fields: State-of-the-art review

Q Huang, J Chen, M Liu, H Huang, X Zhang… - Chemical Engineering …, 2020 - Elsevier
Recently, polydopamine (PDA) has emerged as a popular material due to its striking
properties. As a novel bio-inspired material, PDA can be easily formed in environmental …

Non-precious metal electrocatalysts design for oxygen reduction reaction in polymer electrolyte membrane fuel cells: Recent advances, challenges and future …

M Kiani, XQ Tian, W Zhang - Coordination Chemistry Reviews, 2021 - Elsevier
The problem of renewable energy is appealing owing to cumulative power demand, the
randomness of the increasing oil costs, and environmental issues. Amongst the numerous …

Toward high‐performance capacitive potassium‐ion storage: A superior anode material from silicon carbide‐derived carbon with a well‐developed pore structure

J Wu, X Zhang, Z Li, C Yang, W Zhong… - Advanced Functional …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Potassium‐ion battery (PIB) using a carbon‐based anode is an ideal device for
electrochemical energy storage. However, the large atomic size of potassium ions inevitably …

PdAg alloy nanoparticles encapsulated in N-doped microporous hollow carbon spheres for hydrogenation of CO2 to formate

G Yang, Y Kuwahara, K Mori, C Louis… - Applied Catalysis B …, 2021 - Elsevier
Here, we report a general synthesis approach to produce PdAg nanoparticles (NPs) that are
dispersed uniformly within N-doped microporous hollow carbon spheres (NMHCS) for …

N and P co-functionalized three-dimensional porous carbon networks as efficient metal-free electrocatalysts for oxygen reduction reaction

H Jiang, Y Wang, J Hao, Y Liu, W Li, J Li - Carbon, 2017 - Elsevier
Developing low-cost and high-performance metal-free oxygen reduction reaction (ORR)
catalysts for fuel cells is highly desirable but still full of challenges. In this study, nitrogen and …