NiCo Alloy Nanoparticles Decorated on N-Doped Carbon Nanofibers as Highly Active and Durable Oxygen Electrocatalyst

Co9S8@carbon nanofibers with boosted highly active electrode–electrolyte area, fast kinetics and controlled volume expansion show an excellent cycling and rate performance in potassium ion batteries.

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CoSb3 alloy nanoparticles wrapped with N-doped carbon layers as a highly active bifunctional electrocatalyst for zinc–air batteries

RSC Advances ◽

10.1039/c7ra04789d ◽

2017 ◽

Vol 7 (52) ◽

pp. 33012-33019 ◽

Cited By ~ 5

Author(s):

Tian-bo Yang ◽

Kai-Yuan Zhou ◽

Guang-Yi Chen ◽

Wan-Xi Zhang ◽

Ji-Cai Liang

Keyword(s):

Electrochemical Properties ◽

Alloy Nanoparticles ◽

Air Cathode ◽

Bifunctional Electrocatalyst ◽

Catalytic Activities ◽

Highly Active ◽

Air Battery ◽

Zinc Air Batteries

CoSb3 nanoparticles wrapped with N-doped carbon layers have been prepared and showed excellent catalytic activities both for ORR and OER. A real rechargeable zinc–air battery with CoSb3@NCL-30 catalyst as air cathode exhibited outstanding electrochemical properties.

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Colloidal synthesis of monodisperse trimetallic IrNiFe nanoparticles as highly active bifunctional electrocatalysts for acidic overall water splitting

Journal of Materials Chemistry A ◽

10.1039/c7ta08982a ◽

2017 ◽

Vol 5 (47) ◽

pp. 24836-24841 ◽

Cited By ~ 49

Author(s):

Luhong Fu ◽

Gongzhen Cheng ◽

Wei Luo

Keyword(s):

Synergistic Effect ◽

Size Distribution ◽

Water Splitting ◽

Average Diameter ◽

Colloidal Synthesis ◽

Synthetic Method ◽

Alloy Nanoparticles ◽

Narrow Size Distribution ◽

Acidic Media ◽

Highly Active

Monodisperse IrNiFe alloy nanoparticles with an average diameter of 2.2 nm have been synthesized by a colloidal synthetic method. By taking advantage of the synergistic effect between Ir, Ni and Fe and the ultrasmall NPs with narrow size distribution, the as-synthesized IrNiFe catalyst exhibits superior HER/OER performances in acidic media.

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Synthesis of coiled carbon nanofibers by Cu–Ni alloy nanoparticles catalyzed decomposition of acetylene at the low temperature of 241 °C

Materials Letters ◽

10.1016/j.matlet.2004.10.021 ◽

2005 ◽

Vol 59 (4) ◽

pp. 459-462 ◽

Cited By ~ 14

Author(s):

Liyan Yu ◽

Yong Qin ◽

Zuolin Cui

Keyword(s):

Low Temperature ◽

Carbon Nanofibers ◽

Alloy Nanoparticles ◽

Ni Alloy

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Robust FeCo nanoparticles embedded in a N-doped porous carbon framework for high oxygen conversion catalytic activity in alkaline and acidic media

Journal of Materials Chemistry A ◽

10.1039/c8ta06382f ◽

2018 ◽

Vol 6 (46) ◽

pp. 23445-23456 ◽

Cited By ~ 22

Author(s):

Xuan-Wen Gao ◽

Junghoon Yang ◽

Kyeongse Song ◽

Wen-Bin Luo ◽

Shi-Xue Dou ◽

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Keyword(s):

Catalytic Activity ◽

Porous Carbon ◽

Graphitic Carbon ◽

Alloy Nanoparticles ◽

Feco Alloy ◽

Acidic Media ◽

Highly Active ◽

Carbon Framework ◽

Feco Nanoparticles ◽

Oxygen Conversion

FeCo alloy nanoparticles were nucleated onto graphitic carbon layers through the pyrolysis of polydopamine (PDA) sub-micrometer spheres to form a highly active electrocatalytic system that exhibits excellent oxygen conversion catalytic activity in both alkaline and acidic media.

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