کد مقاله | کد نشریه | سال انتشار | مقاله انگلیسی | نسخه تمام متن |
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185165 | 459591 | 2014 | 6 صفحه PDF | دانلود رایگان |
The boron doped multi-walled carbon nanotubes (B-MWCNTs) were synthesized by thermal annealing multi-walled carbon nanotubes (MWCNTs) in the presence of boric acid. The transmission electron microscopy (TEM) and X-ray diffraction (XRD) results revealed that the structure of MWCNTs does not be destroyed during the doping process, and X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS) analysis demonstrated the boron atoms were successfully doped in the structure of MWCNTs. The electrocatalytic properties of B-MWCNTs are characterized by rotating disk electrode (RDE) methods. The results demonstrated that the B-MWCNTs catalyzed oxygen reduction reaction (ORR) in alkaline media by a 2 + 2 electron pathway and it showed good catalytic activity for oxygen evolution reaction (OER) as well.
Journal: Electrochimica Acta - Volume 143, 10 October 2014, Pages 291–296