Soft-templating synthesis of N-Doped mesoporous carbon nanospheres for enhanced oxygen reduction reaction

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dc.contributor.authorBayatsarmadi, B.
dc.contributor.authorZheng, Y.
dc.contributor.authorJaroniec, M.
dc.contributor.authorQiao, S.
dc.date.issued2015
dc.description.abstractThe development of ordered mesoporous carbon materials with controllable structures and improved physicochemical properties by doping heteroatoms such as nitrogen into the carbon framework has attracted a lot of attention, especially in relation to energy storage and conversion. Herein, a series of nitrogen-doped mesoporous carbon spheres (NMCs) was synthesized via a facile dual soft-templating procedure by tuning the nitrogen content and carbonization temperature. Various physical and (electro)chemical properties of the NMCs have been comprehensively investigated to pave the way for a feasible design of nitrogen-containing porous carbon materials. The optimized sample showed a favorable electrocatalytic activity as evidenced by a high kinetic current and positive onset potential for oxygen reduction reaction (ORR) due to its large surface area, high pore volume, good conductivity, and high nitrogen content, which make it a highly efficient ORR metal-free catalyst in alkaline solutions.
dc.description.statementofresponsibilityBita Bayatsarmadi, YaoZheng, Mietek Jaroniec and Shi Zhang Qiao
dc.identifier.citationChemistry - An Asian Journal, 2015; 10(7):1546-1553
dc.identifier.doi10.1002/asia.201500287
dc.identifier.issn1861-4728
dc.identifier.issn1861-471X
dc.identifier.orcidBayatsarmadi, B. [0000-0002-2397-5850]
dc.identifier.orcidZheng, Y. [0000-0002-2411-8041]
dc.identifier.orcidQiao, S. [0000-0002-1220-1761] [0000-0002-4568-8422]
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/2440/101365
dc.language.isoen
dc.publisherWiley
dc.relation.granthttp://purl.org/au-research/grants/arc/DP1095861
dc.relation.granthttp://purl.org/au-research/grants/arc/DP130104459
dc.rights© 2015 Wiley-VCH Verlag GmbH &Co. KGaA, Weinheim
dc.source.urihttps://doi.org/10.1002/asia.201500287
dc.subjectElectrocatalyst
dc.subjectmesoporous carbon
dc.subjectnitrogen-doping
dc.subjectoxygen reduction reaction
dc.subjectsoft-templating
dc.titleSoft-templating synthesis of N-Doped mesoporous carbon nanospheres for enhanced oxygen reduction reaction
dc.typeJournal article
pubs.publication-statusPublished

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