title: Ionic liquid derived carbons as highly efficient oxygen reduction catalysts: first elucidation of pore size distribution dependent kinetics.
abstract: Metal-free N-doped carbons with controllable pore texture were derived from carbonization of ionic liquid and served as catalysts for oxygen reduction reaction (ORR) with an activity comparable to that of Pt/C. The investigation shows that both the ORR activity and kinetics are strongly correlated with the pore size distribution.
authors.affiliation: Chemical Sciences Division, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Oak Ridge, TN 37831, USA. zhangz@ornl.gov overburysh@ornl.gov.
authors.forename: Zhiyong
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Zhang
authors.forename: Gabriel M
authors.initials: GM
authors.lastname: Veith
authors.forename: Gilbert M
authors.initials: GM
authors.lastname: Brown
authors.forename: Pasquale F
authors.initials: PF
authors.lastname: Fulvio
authors.forename: Patrick C
authors.initials: PC
authors.lastname: Hillesheim
authors.forename: Sheng
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Dai
authors.forename: Steven H
authors.initials: SH
authors.lastname: Overbury