title: A facile and general approach for the direct fabrication of 3D, vertically aligned carbon nanotube array/transition metal oxide composites as non-Pt catalysts for oxygen reduction reactions.
abstract: A simple and effective strategy involving nebulized ethanol assisted infiltration for the general synthesis of 3D structure-based vertically aligned carbon nanotube arrays (VACNTs) uniformly and deeply decorated with various transition-metal oxide (MOs) has been developed. Furthermore, it is demonstrated that the 3D structure-based VACNTs with decorated MnO2 can exhibit superior electrocatalytic oxygen reduction reaction activity, long-term stability, and an excellent resistance to crossover effects compared to the commercial Pt/C catalyst.
authors.affiliation: Nanomaterials & Chemistry Key Laboratory, Wenzhou University, Wenzhou, 325027, China.
authors.forename: Zhi
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Yang
authors.forename: Xuemei
authors.initials: X
authors.lastname: Zhou
authors.forename: Zhiping
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Jin
authors.forename: Zheng
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Liu
authors.forename: Huagui
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Nie
authors.forename: Xi'an
authors.initials: X
authors.lastname: Chen
authors.forename: Shaoming
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Huang
keywords: manganese oxide; nebulized spray pyrolysis; oxygen reduction reaction; transition-metal oxides; vertically aligned carbon nanotube array