title: Meso/macroporous nitrogen-doped carbon architectures with iron carbide encapsulated in graphitic layers as an efficient and robust catalyst for the oxygen reduction reaction in both acidic and alkaline solutions.
abstract: Meso-/macroporous nitrogen-doped carbon architectures with iron carbide encapsulated in graphitic layers are fabricated by a facile approach. This efficient and robust material exhibits superior catalytic performance toward the oxygen reduction reaction in both acidic and alkaline solutions and is the most promising alternative to a Pt catalyst for use in electrochemical energy devices.
authors.affiliation: State Key Laboratory of Electroanalytical Chemistry, Changchun Institute of Applied Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Changchun, 130022, P.R. China.
authors.forename: Meiling
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Xiao
authors.forename: Jianbing
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Zhu
authors.forename: Ligang
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Feng
authors.forename: Changpeng
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Liu
authors.forename: Wei
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Xing
keywords: electrocatalyst; fuel cells; iron carbide; nitrogen-doped carbon; oxygen reduction reaction