Defect Engineering and Surface Functionalization of Nanocarbons for Metal‐Free Catalysis

Template Conversion of Covalent Organic Frameworks into 2D Conducting Nanocarbons for Catalyzing Oxygen Reduction Reaction

(2018) Qing Xu et al.   ADVANCED MATERIALS

Salt melt synthesis of curved nitrogen-doped carbon nanostructures: ORR kinetics boost

(2018) Maria K. Rybarczyk et al.   APPLIED SURFACE SCIENCE

Manganese deception on graphene and implications in catalysis

(2018) Ruquan Ye et al.   CARBON

Nitrogen-doped carbon materials

(2018) Michio Inagaki et al.   CARBON

Web-Like Interconnected Carbon Networks from NaCl-Assisted Pyrolysis of ZIF-8 for Highly Efficient Oxygen Reduction Catalysis

(2018) Yuhong Qian et al.   Small

Activity Origins in Nanocarbons for the Electrocatalytic Hydrogen Evolution Reaction

(2018) Longzhou Zhang et al.   Small

Metal-Free Oxygen Evolution and Oxygen Reduction Reaction Bifunctional Electrocatalyst in Alkaline Media: From Mechanisms to Structure–Catalytic Activity Relationship

(2018) Chi Ho Lee et al.   ACS Sustainable Chemistry & Engineering

Defective Carbons Derived from Macadamia Nut Shell Biomass for Efficient Oxygen Reduction and Supercapacitors

(2018) Xuecheng Yan et al.   ChemElectroChem

Identifying the Active Site of N-Doped Graphene for Oxygen Reduction by Selective Chemical Modification

(2018) Tao Wang et al.   ACS Energy Letters

Pyridinic-N-Dominated Doped Defective Graphene as a Superior Oxygen Electrocatalyst for Ultrahigh-Energy-Density Zn–Air Batteries

(2018) Qichen Wang et al.   ACS Energy Letters

Defects on carbons for electrocatalytic oxygen reduction

(2018) Xuecheng Yan et al.   CHEMICAL SOCIETY REVIEWS

Scalable and controllable synthesis of atomic metal electrocatalysts assisted by an egg-box in alginate

(2018) Lijie Zhang et al.   Journal of Materials Chemistry A

A Defect-Driven Metal-free Electrocatalyst for Oxygen Reduction in Acidic Electrolyte

(2018) Daohao Li et al.   Chem

A general polymer-assisted strategy enables unexpected efficient metal-free oxygen-evolution catalysis on pure carbon nanotubes

(2017) You Zhang et al.   Energy & Environmental Science

Significantly enhanced electrocatalytic properties of three-dimensional graphene foam via Ar plasma pretreatment and N, S co-doping

(2017) Jinhao Zhou et al.   INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF HYDROGEN ENERGY

Indirect Four-Electron Oxygen Reduction Reaction on Carbon Materials Catalysts in Acidic Solutions

(2017) Guo-Liang Chai et al.   ACS Catalysis

Functions in cooperation for enhanced oxygen reduction reaction: the independent roles of oxygen and nitrogen sites in metal-free nanocarbon and their functional synergy

(2017) Kuang-Hsu Wu et al.   Journal of Materials Chemistry A

Topological Defects in Metal-Free Nanocarbon for Oxygen Electrocatalysis

(2016) Cheng Tang et al.   ADVANCED MATERIALS

Defect Graphene as a Trifunctional Catalyst for Electrochemical Reactions

(2016) Yi Jia et al.   ADVANCED MATERIALS

Single Cobalt Atoms with Precise N-Coordination as Superior Oxygen Reduction Reaction Catalysts

(2016) Peiqun Yin et al.   ANGEWANDTE CHEMIE-INTERNATIONAL EDITION

Edge-rich and dopant-free graphene as a highly efficient metal-free electrocatalyst for the oxygen reduction reaction

(2016) Li Tao et al.   CHEMICAL COMMUNICATIONS

Activated carbon becomes active for oxygen reduction and hydrogen evolution reactions

(2016) Xuecheng Yan et al.   CHEMICAL COMMUNICATIONS

Platinum group element and cerium concentrations in roadside environments in Toronto, Canada

(2016) Clare L.S. Wiseman et al.   CHEMOSPHERE

Behind the Synergistic Effect Observed on Phosphorus–Nitrogen Codoped Graphene during the Oxygen Reduction Reaction

(2016) Eduardo Gracia-Espino   Journal of Physical Chemistry C

Active sites of nitrogen-doped carbon materials for oxygen reduction reaction clarified using model catalysts

(2016) D. Guo et al.   SCIENCE

Nanostructured carbon-based membranes: nitrogen doping effects on reverse osmosis performance

(2016) Josue Ortiz-Medina et al.   NPG Asia Materials

Growth of N-doped graphene from nitrogen containing aromatic compounds: the effect of precursors on the doped site

(2016) Tokio Katoh et al.   RSC Advances

Defect-driven oxygen reduction reaction (ORR) of carbon without any element doping

(2016) Xiaojun Zhao et al.   Inorganic Chemistry Frontiers

Identification of catalytic sites for oxygen reduction and oxygen evolution in N-doped graphene materials: Development of highly efficient metal-free bifunctional electrocatalyst

(2016) H. B. Yang et al.   Science Advances

Achieving Highly Efficient, Selective, and Stable CO2 Reduction on Nitrogen-Doped Carbon Nanotubes

(2015) Jingjie Wu et al.   ACS Nano

N,P-Codoped Carbon Networks as Efficient Metal-free Bifunctional Catalysts for Oxygen Reduction and Hydrogen Evolution Reactions

(2015) Jintao Zhang et al.   ANGEWANDTE CHEMIE-INTERNATIONAL EDITION

Earth-Abundant Nanomaterials for Oxygen Reduction

(2015) Wei Xia et al.   ANGEWANDTE CHEMIE-INTERNATIONAL EDITION

Nanocarbons from rice husk by microwave plasma irradiation: From graphene and carbon nanotubes to graphenated carbon nanotube hybrids

(2015) Zhipeng Wang et al.   CARBON

Design of electrocatalysts for oxygen- and hydrogen-involving energy conversion reactions

(2015) Yan Jiao et al.   CHEMICAL SOCIETY REVIEWS

Nitrogen doped graphene sheets as metal free anode catalysts for the high performance microbial fuel cells

(2015) C. Joseph Kirubaharan et al.   INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF HYDROGEN ENERGY

From the Sabatier principle to a predictive theory of transition-metal heterogeneous catalysis

(2015) Andrew J. Medford et al.   JOURNAL OF CATALYSIS

Differential Response of Doped/Defective Graphene and Dopamine to Electric Fields: A Density Functional Theory Study

(2015) J. Ortiz-Medina et al.   Journal of Physical Chemistry C

Electrocatalytic Oxygen Evolution at Surface-Oxidized Multiwall Carbon Nanotubes

(2015) Xunyu Lu et al.   JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY

Incorporation of Nitrogen Defects for Efficient Reduction of CO2 via Two-Electron Pathway on Three-Dimensional Graphene Foam

(2015) Jingjie Wu et al.   NANO LETTERS

A metal-free bifunctional electrocatalyst for oxygen reduction and oxygen evolution reactions

(2015) Jintao Zhang et al.   Nature Nanotechnology

Role of lattice defects in catalytic activities of graphene clusters for fuel cells

(2015) Lipeng Zhang et al.   PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY CHEMICAL PHYSICS

Carbon nanotubes oxidized by a green method as efficient metal-free catalysts for nitroarene reduction

(2015) Shuchang Wu et al.   PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY CHEMICAL PHYSICS

Controlling pyridinic, pyrrolic, graphitic, and molecular nitrogen in multi-wall carbon nanotubes using precursors with different N/C ratios in aerosol assisted chemical vapor deposition

(2015) L. G. Bulusheva et al.   PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY CHEMICAL PHYSICS

Effects of nitrogen-doped multi-walled carbon nanotubes compared to pristine multi-walled carbon nanotubes on human small airway epithelial cells

(2015) Amy L. Mihalchik et al.   TOXICOLOGY

Significant Contribution of Intrinsic Carbon Defects to Oxygen Reduction Activity

(2015) Yufei Jiang et al.   ACS Catalysis

Oxygen Reduction in Alkaline Media: From Mechanisms to Recent Advances of Catalysts

(2015) Xiaoming Ge et al.   ACS Catalysis

Microwave plasma-induced graphene-sheet fibers from waste coffee grounds

(2015) Zhipeng Wang et al.   Journal of Materials Chemistry A

Carbon for the oxygen reduction reaction: a defect mechanism

(2015) Huanyu Zhao et al.   Journal of Materials Chemistry A

Nitrogen-Doped Graphene Oxide Quantum Dots as Photocatalysts for Overall Water-Splitting under Visible Light Illumination

(2014) Te-Fu Yeh et al.   ADVANCED MATERIALS

Oxygen Reduction Reaction in a Droplet on Graphite: Direct Evidence that the Edge Is More Active than the Basal Plane

(2014) Anli Shen et al.   ANGEWANDTE CHEMIE-INTERNATIONAL EDITION

High Catalytic Activity of Nitrogen and Sulfur Co-Doped Nanoporous Graphene in the Hydrogen Evolution Reaction

(2014) Yoshikazu Ito et al.   ANGEWANDTE CHEMIE-INTERNATIONAL EDITION

Residual metallic impurities within carbon nanotubes play a dominant role in supposedly “metal-free” oxygen reduction reactions

(2014) Lu Wang et al.   CHEMICAL COMMUNICATIONS

Plasma dry reforming of methane in an atmospheric pressure AC gliding arc discharge: Co-generation of syngas and carbon nanomaterials

(2014) Xin Tu et al.   INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF HYDROGEN ENERGY

Parameterization of DFTB3/3OB for Sulfur and Phosphorus for Chemical and Biological Applications

(2014) Michael Gaus et al.   Journal of Chemical Theory and Computation

Active Sites and Mechanisms for Oxygen Reduction Reaction on Nitrogen-Doped Carbon Alloy Catalysts: Stone–Wales Defect and Curvature Effect

(2014) Guo-Liang Chai et al.   JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY

Metal-free B-doped graphene with efficient electrocatalytic activity for hydrogen evolution reaction

(2014) Bhaskar R. Sathe et al.   Catalysis Science & Technology

Submerged liquid plasma – low energy synthesis of nitrogen-doped graphene for electrochemical applications

(2014) Jaganathan Senthilnathan et al.   Journal of Materials Chemistry A

Nitrogen-Doped Graphitic Nanoribbons: Synthesis, Characterization, and Transport

(2013) Josue Ortiz-Medina et al.   ADVANCED FUNCTIONAL MATERIALS

Boron-doped graphene and boron-doped diamond electrodes: detection of biomarkers and resistance to fouling

(2013) Shu Min Tan et al.   ANALYST

“Metal-Free” Catalytic Oxygen Reduction Reaction on Heteroatom-Doped Graphene is Caused by Trace Metal Impurities

(2013) Lu Wang et al.   ANGEWANDTE CHEMIE-INTERNATIONAL EDITION

Water-Splitting Catalysis and Solar Fuel Devices: Artificial Leaves on the Move

(2013) Khurram Saleem Joya et al.   ANGEWANDTE CHEMIE-INTERNATIONAL EDITION

Trace metal residues promote the activity of supposedly metal-free nitrogen-modified carbon catalysts for the oxygen reduction reaction

(2013) Justus Masa et al.   ELECTROCHEMISTRY COMMUNICATIONS

Structural and Compositional Regulation of Nitrogen-Doped Carbon Nanotubes with Nitrogen-Containing Aromatic Precursors

(2013) Guoqiang Jian et al.   Journal of Physical Chemistry C

Sulfur-doped graphene as a potential alternative metal-free electrocatalyst and Pt-catalyst supporting material for oxygen reduction reaction

(2013) Ji-eun Park et al.   PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY CHEMICAL PHYSICS

Synthesis of porous reduced graphene oxide as metal-free carbon for adsorption and catalytic oxidation of organics in water

(2013) Wenchao Peng et al.   Journal of Materials Chemistry A

Functionalization of Graphene for Efficient Energy Conversion and Storage

(2012) Liming Dai   ACCOUNTS OF CHEMICAL RESEARCH

Evolution of Strategies for Modern Rechargeable Batteries

(2012) John B. Goodenough   ACCOUNTS OF CHEMICAL RESEARCH

Electrochemical sensor based on nitrogen doped graphene: Simultaneous determination of ascorbic acid, dopamine and uric acid

(2012) Zhen-Huan Sheng et al.   BIOSENSORS & BIOELECTRONICS

Metal–air batteries: from oxygen reduction electrochemistry to cathode catalysts

(2012) Fangyi Cheng et al.   CHEMICAL SOCIETY REVIEWS

Parametrization and Benchmark of DFTB3 for Organic Molecules

(2012) Michael Gaus et al.   Journal of Chemical Theory and Computation

Evolution of the Composition and Suspension Performance of Nitrogen-Doped Graphene

(2012) Saad A. Hasan et al.   Journal of Physical Chemistry C

Electrocatalyst approaches and challenges for automotive fuel cells

(2012) Mark K. Debe   NATURE

Nitrogen-doped graphene: beyond single substitution and enhanced molecular sensing

(2012) Ruitao Lv et al.   Scientific Reports

3D Nitrogen-doped graphene prepared by pyrolysis of graphene oxide with polypyrrole for electrocatalysis of oxygen reduction reaction

(2012) Ziyin Lin et al.   Nano Energy

Catalyst-Free Synthesis of Nitrogen-Doped Graphene via Thermal Annealing Graphite Oxide with Melamine and Its Excellent Electrocatalysis

(2011) Zhen-Huan Sheng et al.   ACS Nano

Catalytic Twist-Spun Yarns of Nitrogen-Doped Carbon Nanotubes

(2011) Xavier Lepró et al.   ADVANCED FUNCTIONAL MATERIALS

Metallic Impurities in Graphenes Prepared from Graphite Can Dramatically Influence Their Properties

(2011) Adriano Ambrosi et al.   ANGEWANDTE CHEMIE-INTERNATIONAL EDITION

Universality in Oxygen Evolution Electrocatalysis on Oxide Surfaces

(2011) Isabela C. Man et al.   ChemCatChem

Unusually High Dispersion of Nitrogen-Doped Carbon Nanotubes in DNA Solution

(2011) Jin Hee Kim et al.   JOURNAL OF PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY B

Visualizing Individual Nitrogen Dopants in Monolayer Graphene

(2011) L. Zhao et al.   SCIENCE

Stable Dispersions of Nitrogen Containing Multi-Walled Carbon Nanotubes

(2011) Madhuri Dutta et al.   Materials Express

Graphene and graphite nanoribbons: Morphology, properties, synthesis, defects and applications

(2010) Mauricio Terrones et al.   Nano Today

The role of surface chemistry in catalysis with carbons

(2009) José Luís Figueiredo et al.   CATALYSIS TODAY

Highly Active Nitrogen-Doped Carbon Nanotubes for Oxygen Reduction Reaction in Fuel Cell Applications

(2009) Zhu Chen et al.   Journal of Physical Chemistry C

Nitrogen-Doped Carbon Nanotube Arrays with High Electrocatalytic Activity for Oxygen Reduction

(2009) K. Gong et al.   SCIENCE

Surface-Modified Carbon Nanotubes Catalyze Oxidative Dehydrogenation of n-Butane

(2008) J. Zhang et al.   SCIENCE