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Boron‐Doped Carbon Nanotubes as Metal‐Free Electrocatalysts for the Oxygen Reduction Reaction
Author(s) -
Yang Lijun,
Jiang Shujuan,
Zhao Yu,
Zhu Lei,
Chen Sheng,
Wang Xizhang,
Wu Qiang,
Ma Jing,
Ma Yanwen,
Hu Zheng
Publication year - 2011
Publication title -
angewandte chemie international edition
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 5.831
H-Index - 550
eISSN - 1521-3773
pISSN - 1433-7851
DOI - 10.1002/anie.201101287
Subject(s) - electrocatalyst , chemisorption , boron , carbon nanotube , carbon fibers , materials science , doping , oxygen , inorganic chemistry , oxygen reduction reaction , metal , catalysis , chemistry , nanotechnology , electrochemistry , electrode , organic chemistry , metallurgy , optoelectronics , composite material , composite number
A metal‐free electrocatalyst has been developed by doping carbon nanotubes with electron‐deficient boron. The good performance in the oxygen reduction reaction originates from the enhanced O 2 chemisorption and effective utilization of π electrons in the conjugated carbon from the boron doping, as revealed by DFT calculations.