Recent developments in electrocatalysts and future prospects for oxygen reduction reaction in polymer electrolyte membrane fuel cells

M Kiani, J Zhang, Y Luo, C Jiang, J Fan, G Wang… - Journal of energy …, 2018 - Elsevier
The main difficulty in the extensive commercial use of polymer electrolyte membrane fuel
cells (PEMFCs) is the use of noble metals such as Pt-based electrocatalyst at the cathode …

Current methods for synthesis and potential applications of cobalt nanoparticles: A review

AA Vodyashkin, P Kezimana, FY Prokonov… - Crystals, 2022 - mdpi.com
Cobalt nanoparticles (CoNPs) are promising nanomaterials with exceptional catalytic
magnetic, electronic, and chemical properties. The nano size and developed surface open a …

Highly active and durable carbon electrocatalyst for nitrate reduction reaction

W Duan, G Li, Z Lei, T Zhu, Y Xue, C Wei, C Feng - Water research, 2019 - Elsevier
The development of a new class of carbon electrocatalysts for nitrate reduction reaction
(NRR) that have high activity and durability is extremely important, as currently reported …

ORR and OER of Co–N codoped carbon-based electrocatalysts enhanced by boundary layer oxygen molecules transfer

J Zhang, T Zhang, J Ma, Z Wang, J Liu, X Gong - Carbon, 2021 - Elsevier
Two-step carbonization method was reported to synthesize Co–N doped coal tar pitch (CTP)
carbon-based electrocatalysts with hierarchical pore structure, high local order degree and …

Boosting oxygen reduction activity of Fe-NC by partial copper substitution to iron in Al-air batteries

J Li, J Chen, H Wan, J Xiao, Y Tang, M Liu… - Applied Catalysis B …, 2019 - Elsevier
Iron and nitrogen co-doped carbon materials (Fe-NC) have been widely investigated as one
of the most promising electrocatalysts with low cost and excellent catalytic activity towards …

Towards understanding the active sites for the ORR in N-doped carbon materials through fine-tuning of nitrogen functionalities: an experimental and computational …

J Quílez-Bermejo, M Melle-Franco… - Journal of Materials …, 2019 - pubs.rsc.org
The design of advanced N-doped carbon materials towards oxygen reduction reaction
(ORR) catalysis is only possible if the nature of the active sites is fully understood. There is …

Surface confinement assisted synthesis of nitrogen-rich hollow carbon cages with Co nanoparticles as breathable electrodes for Zn-air batteries

J Wu, L Hu, N Wang, Y Li, D Zhao, L Li, X Peng… - Applied Catalysis B …, 2019 - Elsevier
Integrating high electrocatalytic activities for both oxygen reduction reaction (ORR) and
oxygen evolution reaction (OER) into one nonprecious catalyst entity is highly desired for …

In situ synthesis of Co3O4 nanoparticles confined in 3D nitrogen-doped porous carbon as an efficient bifunctional oxygen electrocatalyst

ZY Wang, SD Jiang, CQ Duan, D Wang, SH Luo… - Rare Metals, 2020 - Springer
The rational exploitation of non-precious metal catalyst with high activity, strong durability
and low cost for the oxygen reduction reaction (ORR) and oxygen evolution reaction (OER) …

Activation of Transition Metal (Fe, Co and Ni)‐Oxide Nanoclusters by Nitrogen Defects in Carbon Nanotube for Selective CO2 Reduction Reaction

Y Cheng, J Chen, C Yang, H Wang… - Energy & …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
The electrochemical carbon dioxide reduction reaction (CO2RR), which can produce value‐
added chemical feedstocks, is a proton‐coupled‐electron process with sluggish kinetics …

Manganese-doped cobalt spinel oxide as bifunctional oxygen electrocatalyst toward high-stable rechargeable Zn-air battery

X Zhang, Q Liu, S Liu, E Wang - Electrochimica Acta, 2023 - Elsevier
High-performance and low-cost bifunctional electrocatalysts for ORR and OER are urgently
required for rechargeable Zn-air batteries. Herein, a series of Mn-doped Co 3 O 4 …