title: Fluorine-Doped and Partially Oxidized Tantalum Carbides as Nonprecious Metal Electrocatalysts for Methanol Oxidation Reaction in Acidic Media.
abstract: A nonprecious metal electrocatalyst based on fluorine-doped tantalum carbide with an oxidative surface on graphitized carbon (TaCx FyOz/(g)C) is developed by using a simple one-pot in situ ion exchange and adsorption method, and the TaCxFyOz/(g)C shows superior performance and durability for methanol oxidation reaction and extreme tolerance to CO poisoning in acidic media.
authors.affiliation: State Key Laboratory of Optoelectronic Materials and Technologies and Guangdong Province Key Laboratory of Low-carbon Chemistry and Energy Conservation, School of Physics and Engineering, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, 510275, P. R. China.
authors.forename: Xin
authors.initials: X
authors.lastname: Yue
authors.affiliation: State Key Laboratory of Optoelectronic Materials and Technologies and Guangdong Province Key Laboratory of Low-carbon Chemistry and Energy Conservation, School of Physics and Engineering, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, 510275, P. R. China.
authors.forename: Chunyong
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: He
authors.affiliation: Department of Physics, Xiangtan University, Xiangtan, 411105, P. R. China.
authors.forename: Chengyong
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Zhong
authors.affiliation: Department of Physics, Xiangtan University, Xiangtan, 411105, P. R. China.
authors.forename: Yuanping
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Chen
authors.affiliation: Fuels and Energy Technology Institute and Department of Chemical Engineering, Curtin University, Perth, WA6102, Australia.
authors.forename: San Ping
authors.initials: SP
authors.lastname: Jiang
authors.affiliation: State Key Laboratory of Optoelectronic Materials and Technologies and Guangdong Province Key Laboratory of Low-carbon Chemistry and Energy Conservation, School of Physics and Engineering, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, 510275, P. R. China.
authors.forename: Pei Kang
authors.initials: PK
authors.lastname: Shen
keywords: acidic media; electrocatalysts; fuel cells; methanol oxidation reaction; tantalum carbides