New electrocatalyst developed for oxygen reduction reaction
Tuesday, July 31, 2018 - 10:11
in Physics & Chemistry
Recent research published in a paper in NANO by a team of researchers from Beihang University have fabricated a new type of VNQD-NG as nonprecious metal-based electrocatalyst for oxygen reduction reaction (ORR). The unique structural features of plentiful VN quantum dots with the sizes of 3-6 nm, high surface area and multi-level pores afford considerable structural edges and defects as active sites, maximizing the exposed active sites and providing sufficient electron transport pathways for ORR. This has significant practical and commercial applications.