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Nitrogen-Doped Carbon Nanotubes and Graphene Nanohybrid for Oxygen Reduction Reaction in Acidic, Alkaline and Neutral Solutions

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Nitrogen-doped carbon nanotubes (N-CNTs) have beenprepared on FeNi catalyst by plasma-enhanced chemical vapor deposition in amixture of N₂, O₂, and CH₄. On the opened topof CNT, multi-layer graphene grown self-assembly was observed by transmissionelectron microscopy and high resolution transmission electron microscopy. Thenanohybrid film analyzed by scanning electron microscopy exhibited a porous and3D morphology and pyridinic and graphitic nitrogen structure confirmed by x-rayphotoelectron spectroscopy. Electrochemical measurement indicated that the filmfacilitated about three-electron transferpathway for oxygen reduction reaction in neutral medium and two-electronreductions in both alkaline and acidic solutions.

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Journal of Nano Research Vol. 30

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Ji Yue Liu, Zan Wang, Jing Yan Chen, Xin Wang*

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Graphene, Nitrogen-Doped Multi-Walled Carbon Nanotubes, Oxygen Reduction Reaction, Plasma-Enhanced Chemical Vapor Deposition

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