Layer-separated distribution of nitrogen doped graphene by wrapping on carbon nitride tetrapods for enhanced oxygen reduction reactions in acidic medium

Sreekuttan M Unni; Rajith Illathvalappil; Pranav K Gangadharan; Siddheswar N Bhange; Sreekumar Kurungot

doi:10.1039/c4cc06180b

Layer-separated distribution of nitrogen doped graphene by wrapping on carbon nitride tetrapods for enhanced oxygen reduction reactions in acidic medium

Chem Commun (Camb). 2014 Nov 18;50(89):13769-72. doi: 10.1039/c4cc06180b.

Authors

Sreekuttan M Unni¹, Rajith Illathvalappil, Pranav K Gangadharan, Siddheswar N Bhange, Sreekumar Kurungot

Affiliation

¹ Physical and Materials Chemistry Division, CSIR-National Chemical Laboratory, Pune, Maharashtra-411008, India. [email protected].

PMID: 25251679
DOI: 10.1039/c4cc06180b

Abstract

Layer-separated 3D nitrogen doped graphene (NG) with an accessible interstitial surface and modulated activity characteristics for oxygen reduction in acidic medium could be prepared by wrapping NG sheets on in situ generated carbon nitride (CNx) tetrapods.