| Autor: |
Egor V. Lobiak, Lyubov G. Bulusheva, Ekaterina O. Fedorovskaya, Yury V. Shubin, Pavel E. Plyusnin, Pierre Lonchambon, Boris V. Senkovskiy, Zinfer R. Ismagilov, Emmanuel Flahaut, Alexander V. Okotrub |
| Jazyk: |
angličtina |
| Rok vydání: |
2017 |
| Předmět: |
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| Zdroj: |
Beilstein Journal of Nanotechnology, Vol 8, Iss 1, Pp 2669-2679 (2017) |
| Druh dokumentu: |
article |
| ISSN: |
2190-4286 |
| DOI: |
10.3762/bjnano.8.267 |
| Popis: |
Novel nitrogen-doped carbon hybrid materials consisting of multiwalled nanotubes and porous graphitic layers have been produced by chemical vapor deposition over magnesium-oxide-supported metal catalysts. CNx nanotubes were grown on Co/Mo, Ni/Mo, or Fe/Mo alloy nanoparticles, and MgO grains served as a template for the porous carbon. The simultaneous formation of morphologically different carbon structures was due to the slow activation of catalysts for the nanotube growth in a carbon-containing gas environment. An analysis of the obtained products by means of transmission electron microscopy, thermogravimetry and X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy methods revealed that the catalyst's composition influences the nanotube/porous carbon ratio and concentration of incorporated nitrogen. The hybrid materials were tested as electrodes in a 1M H2SO4 electrolyte and the best performance was found for a nitrogen-enriched material produced using the Fe/Mo catalyst. From the electrochemical impedance spectroscopy data, it was concluded that the nitrogen doping reduces the resistance at the carbon surface/electrolyte interface and the nanotubes permeating the porous carbon provide fast charge transport in the cell. |
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