Directly bonded hybrid of graphene nanoplatelets and fullerene: facile solid-state mechanochemical synthesis and application as carbon-based electrocatalyst for oxygen reduction reaction

2015 ◽  
Vol 3 (8) ◽  
pp. 4139-4146 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jian Guan ◽  
Xiang Chen ◽  
Tao Wei ◽  
Fupin Liu ◽  
Song Wang ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Solid State ◽  
Oxygen Reduction Reaction ◽  
Oxygen Reduction ◽  
Ball Milling ◽  
Mechanochemical Synthesis ◽  
Reduction Reaction ◽  
Graphene Nanoplatelets ◽  
Mechanochemical Method ◽  
Carbon Based

The first directly bonded hybrid of graphene nanoplatelets and C60 is successfully synthesized using a facile solid-state mechanochemical method via ball milling with LiOH as a catalyst.

Diagnosis of the measurement inconsistencies of carbon-based electrocatalysts for the oxygen reduction reaction in alkaline media

RSC Advances ◽  
2015 ◽  
Vol 5 (2) ◽  
pp. 1571-1580 ◽  
Author(s):  
Dongyoon Shin ◽  
Beomgyun Jeong ◽  
Myounghoon Choun ◽  
Joey D. Ocon ◽  
Jaeyoung Lee
Keyword(s):  
Oxygen Reduction Reaction ◽  
Oxygen Reduction ◽  
Reduction Reaction ◽  
Alkaline Media ◽  
Testing Methodology ◽  
Orr Activity ◽  
Carbon Based

An optimal catalyst testing methodology that could allow precise benchmarking to obtain standardized ORR activity is put forward.

scholarly journals N-doped carbon nanomaterials are durable catalysts for oxygen reduction reaction in acidic fuel cells

2015 ◽  
Vol 1 (1) ◽  
pp. e1400129 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jianglan Shui ◽  
Min Wang ◽  
Feng Du ◽  
Liming Dai
Keyword(s):  
Fuel Cells ◽  
Oxygen Reduction Reaction ◽  
Oxygen Reduction ◽  
Carbon Nanomaterials ◽  
Low Cost ◽  
Clean Energy ◽  
Pem Fuel Cells ◽  
Reduction Reaction ◽  
Metal Free ◽  
Carbon Based

The availability of low-cost, efficient, and durable catalysts for oxygen reduction reaction (ORR) is a prerequisite for commercialization of the fuel cell technology. Along with intensive research efforts of more than half a century in developing nonprecious metal catalysts (NPMCs) to replace the expensive and scarce platinum-based catalysts, a new class of carbon-based, low-cost, metal-free ORR catalysts was demonstrated to show superior ORR performance to commercial platinum catalysts, particularly in alkaline electrolytes. However, their large-scale practical application in more popular acidic polymer electrolyte membrane (PEM) fuel cells remained elusive because they are often found to be less effective in acidic electrolytes, and no attempt has been made for a single PEM cell test. We demonstrated that rationally designed, metal-free, nitrogen-doped carbon nanotubes and their graphene composites exhibited significantly better long-term operational stabilities and comparable gravimetric power densities with respect to the best NPMC in acidic PEM cells. This work represents a major breakthrough in removing the bottlenecks to translate low-cost, metal-free, carbon-based ORR catalysts to commercial reality, and opens avenues for clean energy generation from affordable and durable fuel cells.

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