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Carbon-based electrocatalysts for advanced energy conversion and storage

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Zhang, Jintao, Xia, Zhenhai, Dai, Liming·2015·Science Advances
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A review of the recent advances, along with perspectives and challenges, in the fast-growing field of carbon-based electrocatalysts.

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  • 3D porous graphene aerogels show great potential for application in water splitting because of their superior conductivity, good mechanical stability, high specific surface area, and multidimensional mass-transfer pathways.

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    The Introduction (page not available) links porous 3D carbon architectures and efficient transport to high-performance electrolysis, including reactions relevant to water splitting. The sections on heteroatom-doped graphene and 3D carbon nanostructures (pages not available) describe surface area, mechanical properties, and facilitated electron or ion transport, but do not establish this combination of properties or water-splitting potential specifically for porous graphene aerogels. (LLM, conf=0.84)

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Zhang, J., Xia, Z., & Dai, L.
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  • Case Western Reserve University (US)
  • University of North Texas (US)
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2015-08-07
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e1500564-e1500564
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2375-2548 (ISSN-L)
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10.1126/sciadv.1500564
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6
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2026: 34 · 2025: 52 · 2024: 74 · 2023: 64 · 2022: 79 · 2021: 80 · 2020: 76 · 2019: 81 · 2018: 94 · 2017: 58 · 2016: 40 · 2015: 3
FWCI
2.13
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
Licence
cc-by-nc
Locations
  • Science Advances (publishedVersion, cc-by-nc)
  • PubMed Central (publishedVersion, cc-by-nc)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
  • University of North Texas Digital Library (University of North Texas) (submittedVersion)
Funders
  • National Science Foundation (ID0ELPAE2082, CMMI-1400274, CMMI-1266295, AIR-IIP-1343270, DMR-1106160)
  • Air Force Office of Scientific Research (ID0EIUAE2083, FA9550-12-1-0069, FA9550-12-1-0037, RQ20-CWRU-13-4)
Topics
  • Physical Sciences › Energy › Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment › Electrocatalysts for Energy Conversion
  • Physical Sciences › Materials Science › Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials › Supercapacitor Materials and Fabrication
  • Physical Sciences › Engineering › Electrical and Electronic Engineering › Fuel Cells and Related Materials
Keywords
carbon-based electrocatalysts, metal-free electrocatalysts, oxygen reduction reaction, oxygen evolution reaction, fuel cells, metal-air batteries, carbon nanotubes, graphene, C60, graphite, electrochemical energy storage, electrochemical energy conversion

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