title: One Dimensional Graphitic Carbon Nitrides as Effective Metal-Free Oxygen Reduction Catalysts.
abstract: To explore the effect of morphology on catalytic properties of graphitic carbon nitride (GCN), we have studied oxygen reduction reaction (ORR) performance of two different morphologies of GCN in alkaline media. Among both, tubular GCN react with dissolved oxygen in the ORR with an onset potential close to commercial Pt/C. Furthermore, the higher stability and excellent methanol tolerance of tubular GCN compared to Pt/C emphasizes its suitability for fuel cells.
authors.affiliation: Research Centre of Materials Science, Beijing Institute of Technology, Beijing 100081, China.
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authors.lastname: Tahir
authors.affiliation: Department of Materials Science and Engineering, College of Engineering, Peking University, Beijing 100871 China.
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authors.affiliation: Department of Materials Science and Engineering, College of Engineering, Peking University, Beijing 100871 China.
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authors.affiliation: Department of Materials Science and Engineering, College of Engineering, Peking University, Beijing 100871 China.
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authors.affiliation: Research Centre of Materials Science, Beijing Institute of Technology, Beijing 100081, China.
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authors.affiliation: Department of Electronics and Key Laboratory for the Physics and Chemistry of Nano devices, Peking University, Beijing 100871, China.
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authors.lastname: Rizwan
authors.affiliation: Research Centre of Materials Science, Beijing Institute of Technology, Beijing 100081, China.
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authors.affiliation: Research Centre of Materials Science, Beijing Institute of Technology, Beijing 100081, China.
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authors.affiliation: Research Centre of Materials Science, Beijing Institute of Technology, Beijing 100081, China.
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authors.affiliation: Sustainable Energy Technologies (SET) center building No 3, Room 1c23, College of Engineering, King Saud University, PO-BOX 800, Riyadh 11421, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
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authors.lastname: Shakir
authors.affiliation: Research Centre of Materials Science, Beijing Institute of Technology, Beijing 100081, China.
authors.forename: Chuanbao
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authors.lastname: Cao
authors.affiliation: Department of Materials Science and Engineering, College of Engineering, Peking University, Beijing 100871 China.
authors.forename: Yanglong
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authors.lastname: Hou