title: Mesoporous nitrogen-rich carbon materials as catalysts for the oxygen reduction reaction in alkaline solution.
abstract: ORR MNC, FTW! Mesoporous nitrogen-rich carbon (MNC) materials are synthesized by using polymer-loaded SBA-15 pyrolyzed at different temperatures. The activity and stability of the catalysts in the oxygen reduction reaction (ORR) are investigated by using cyclic voltammetry and rotating-disk electrode measurements. The MNC material pyrolyzed at 800 °C exhibits a high electrocatalytic activity towards the ORR in alkaline medium.
authors.affiliation: Analytische Chemie-Elektroanalytik & Sensorik and Center for Electrochemical Sciences-CES, Ruhr-University Bochum, Bochum, Germany. tharamani.chikka-nagaiah@rub.de
authors.forename: Tharamani C
authors.initials: TC
authors.lastname: Nagaiah
authors.forename: Ankur
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Bordoloi
authors.forename: Miguel D
authors.initials: MD
authors.lastname: Sánchez
authors.forename: Martin
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Muhler
authors.forename: Wolfgang
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Schuhmann
mesh_terms: D002244:Carbon / Q000737:chemistry*; D002384:Catalysis; D006863:Hydrogen-Ion Concentration; D008958:Models, Molecular; D008968:Molecular Conformation; D009584:Nitrogen / Q000737:chemistry*; D010084:Oxidation-Reduction; D010100:Oxygen / Q000737:chemistry*; D016062:Porosity
chemical_list: D002244:Carbon; D009584:Nitrogen; D010100:Oxygen