title: Platanus hispanica-inspired design of Co-carbon nanotube frameworks through chemical vapor deposition: a highly integrated hierarchical electrocatalyst for oxygen reduction reactions.
abstract: In this communication, a novel platanus hispanica-like, highly integrated hierarchical electrocatalyst, with Co-carbon nanotubes anchored through porous Co embedded carbon sphere frameworks (Co-CNTFs), was fabricated using a chemical vapor deposition (CVD) method. More importantly, the prepared Co-CNTFs demonstrate even better activity than commercial Pt electrocatalysts in an alkaline medium. This presented CVD approach provides an effective way to grow metal-CNTs in situ through various metal-complex-derived functional nanomaterials and can be expanded to metallic oxide, metallic sulfide, and metallic phosphide, among others, to introduce carbon nanotube frameworks with a multitude of potential applications.
authors.affiliation: Institute for Clean Energy & Advanced Materials, Faculty of Materials and Energy, Southwest University, Chongqing 400715, P. R. China. baoshj@swu.edu.cn xumaowen@swu.edu.cn.
authors.forename: Min-Qiang
authors.initials: MQ
authors.lastname: Wang
authors.affiliation: Key Laboratory of Eco-environments in Three Gorges Reservoir Region (Ministry of Education), School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Southwest University, Chongqing 400715, P. R. China.
authors.forename: Cui
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Ye
authors.affiliation: Institute for Clean Energy & Advanced Materials, Faculty of Materials and Energy, Southwest University, Chongqing 400715, P. R. China. baoshj@swu.edu.cn xumaowen@swu.edu.cn.
authors.forename: Shu-Juan
authors.initials: SJ
authors.lastname: Bao
authors.affiliation: Institute for Clean Energy & Advanced Materials, Faculty of Materials and Energy, Southwest University, Chongqing 400715, P. R. China. baoshj@swu.edu.cn xumaowen@swu.edu.cn.
authors.forename: Zhao-Yang
authors.initials: ZY
authors.lastname: Chen
authors.affiliation: Institute for Clean Energy & Advanced Materials, Faculty of Materials and Energy, Southwest University, Chongqing 400715, P. R. China. baoshj@swu.edu.cn xumaowen@swu.edu.cn.
authors.forename: Ya-Nan
authors.initials: YN
authors.lastname: Yu
authors.affiliation: Institute for Clean Energy & Advanced Materials, Faculty of Materials and Energy, Southwest University, Chongqing 400715, P. R. China. baoshj@swu.edu.cn xumaowen@swu.edu.cn.
authors.forename: Yan
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Zhang
authors.affiliation: Institute for Clean Energy & Advanced Materials, Faculty of Materials and Energy, Southwest University, Chongqing 400715, P. R. China. baoshj@swu.edu.cn xumaowen@swu.edu.cn.
authors.forename: Mao-Wen
authors.initials: MW
authors.lastname: Xu