reviewScience AdvancesAug 7, 2015GOLD OA

Carbon-based electrocatalysts for advanced energy conversion and storage

JZJintao ZhangZXZhenhai XiaLDLiming Dai

Case Western Reserve University · University of North Texas

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Abstract

Oxygen reduction reaction (ORR) and oxygen evolution reaction (OER) play curial roles in electrochemical energy conversion and storage, including fuel cells and metal-air batteries. Having rich multidimensional nanoarchitectures [for example, zero-dimensional (0D) fullerenes, 1D carbon nanotubes, 2D graphene, and 3D graphite] with tunable electronic and surface characteristics, various carbon nanomaterials have been demonstrated to act as efficient metal-free electrocatalysts for ORR and OER in fuel cells and batteries. We present a critical review on the recent advances in carbon-based metal-free catalysts for fuel cells and metal-air batteries, and discuss the perspectives and challenges in this rapidly…

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Keywords
  • Graphene
  • Materials science
  • Carbon fibers
  • Nanotechnology
  • Electrochemical energy conversion
  • Energy storage
  • Carbon nanotube
  • Fuel cells
UN Sustainable Development Goals
  • Affordable and clean energy
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