Issue 12, 2014
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Chemical Communications

Ionic liquid derived carbons as highly efficient oxygen reduction catalysts: first elucidation of pore size distribution dependent kinetics†

Zhiyong Zhang,*a   Gabriel M. Veith,b   Gilbert M. Brown,a   Pasquale F. Fulvio,a   Patrick C. Hillesheim,a   Sheng Daiac  and  Steven H. Overbury*a  

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a Chemical Sciences Division, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Oak Ridge, TN 37831, USA
E-mail: zhangz@ornl.gov, overburysh@ornl.gov
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b Materials Sciences and Technology Division, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Oak Ridge, TN 37831, USA

c Department of Chemistry, University of Tennessee, Knoxville, Tennessee 37996, USA

Abstract

Metal-free N-doped carbons with controllable pore texture were derived from carbonization of ionic liquid and served as catalysts for oxygen reduction reaction (ORR) with an activity comparable to that of Pt/C. The investigation shows that both the ORR activity and kinetics are strongly correlated with the pore size distribution.

Graphical abstract: Ionic liquid derived carbons as highly efficient oxygen reduction catalysts: first elucidation of pore size distribution dependent kinetics

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DOI
https://doi.org/10.1039/C3CC48942F
Article type
Communication
Submitted
22 Nov 2013
Accepted
10 Dec 2013
First published
18 Dec 2013

Chem. Commun., 2014,50, 1469-1471

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Ionic liquid derived carbons as highly efficient oxygen reduction catalysts: first elucidation of pore size distribution dependent kinetics

Z. Zhang, G. M. Veith, G. M. Brown, P. F. Fulvio, P. C. Hillesheim, S. Dai and S. H. Overbury, Chem. Commun., 2014, 50, 1469 DOI: 10.1039/C3CC48942F

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