Issue 52, 2015

Oxidized carbon nanotubes as an efficient metal-free electrocatalyst for the oxygen reduction reaction

Abstract

An acid treatment can efficiently incorporate a large number of oxygen containing functional groups including –OH, –COOH, C[double bond, length as m-dash]O onto the surface of a carbon nanotube. These oxidized carbon nanotubes significantly improve the electrocatalytic activity towards the oxygen reduction reaction due to a more hydrophilic surface, more defect sites and the doping effect.

Graphical abstract: Oxidized carbon nanotubes as an efficient metal-free electrocatalyst for the oxygen reduction reaction

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Article information

Article type
Communication
Submitted
24 Mar 2015
Accepted
01 May 2015
First published
01 May 2015

RSC Adv., 2015,5, 41901-41904

Oxidized carbon nanotubes as an efficient metal-free electrocatalyst for the oxygen reduction reaction

X. Wang, C. Ouyang, S. Dou, D. Liu and S. Wang, RSC Adv., 2015, 5, 41901 DOI: 10.1039/C5RA05172J

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