Issue 9, 2015

Nitrogen-doped carbon nanoparticles derived from acrylonitrile plasma for electrochemical oxygen reduction

Abstract

Nitrogen-doped carbon nanoparticles were synthesized via a solution plasma process, with acrylonitrile as a single-source precursor, followed by a post-thermal annealing process. The nitrogen-bonding states can be tuned by varying the annealing temperature. The best electrocatalytic activity for oxygen reduction reaction (ORR) in terms of both onset potential and limiting current density can be achieved for the catalyst annealed at an optimal temperature of 800 °C because of the high content of graphitic-N catalytic sites and a large specific surface area.

Graphical abstract: Nitrogen-doped carbon nanoparticles derived from acrylonitrile plasma for electrochemical oxygen reduction

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Article information

Article type
Communication
Submitted
21 Dec 2014
Accepted
29 Jan 2015
First published
30 Jan 2015

Phys. Chem. Chem. Phys., 2015,17, 6227-6232

Author version available

Nitrogen-doped carbon nanoparticles derived from acrylonitrile plasma for electrochemical oxygen reduction

G. Panomsuwan, N. Saito and T. Ishizaki, Phys. Chem. Chem. Phys., 2015, 17, 6227 DOI: 10.1039/C4CP05995F

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