Issue 5, 2014

Energetic carbon-based hybrids: green and facile synthesis from soy milk and extraordinary electrocatalytic activity towards ORR

Abstract

Novel Co–N–C hybrids were successfully fabricated via one-step pyrolysed soy milk with the aid of cobalt(II) nitrate in a synthetic process. Because of the formation of the Co–N–C structures, the resulting product showed excellent electrocatalytic activity for the ORR in alkaline electrolytes, potentially making Co–N–C a nonprecious metal cathode catalyst for ORR. The technique can also be scaled up easily and this research provides a great opportunity for industry to produce an eco-friendly carbon nanomaterial for fuel cells and other electrochemical energy devices.

Graphical abstract: Energetic carbon-based hybrids: green and facile synthesis from soy milk and extraordinary electrocatalytic activity towards ORR

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Article information

Article type
Paper
Submitted
08 Oct 2013
Accepted
13 Dec 2013
First published
20 Dec 2013

Nanoscale, 2014,6, 2964-2970

Energetic carbon-based hybrids: green and facile synthesis from soy milk and extraordinary electrocatalytic activity towards ORR

Y. Zhai, C. Zhu, E. Wang and S. Dong, Nanoscale, 2014, 6, 2964 DOI: 10.1039/C3NR05357A

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