@article{Liu2013, 
author = {Zhenyu Liu and Guoxin Zhang and Zhiyi Lu and Xiuyan Jin and Zheng Chang and Xiaoming Sun},
title = {One-step scalable preparation of N-doped nanoporous carbon as a high-performance electrocatalyst for the oxygen reduction reaction},
year = {2013},
journal = {Nano Research},
volume = {6},
number = {4},
pages = {293-301},
keywords = {oxygen reduction reaction, nitrogen-doping, porous carbon},
url = {https://www.sciopen.com/article/10.1007/s12274-013-0307-9},
doi = {10.1007/s12274-013-0307-9},
abstract = {N-doped porous carbon materials have been prepared by a simple one-step pyrolysis of ethylenediaminetetraacetic acid (EDTA) and melamine in the presence of KOH and Co(NO3)2·6H2O. The combination of the high specific area (1, 485 m2·g–1), high nitrogen content (10.8%) and suitable graphitic degree results in catalysts exhibiting high activity (with onset and half-wave potentials of 0.88 and 0.79 V vs the reversible hydrogen electrode (RHE), respectively) and four-electron selectivity for the oxygen reduction reaction (ORR) in alkaline medium—comparable to a commercial Pt/C catalyst, but far exceeding Pt/C in stability and durability. Owing to their superb ORR performance, low cost and facile preparation, the catalysts have great potential applications in fuel cells, metal–air batteries, and ORR-related electrochemical industries.}
}