Catalyst-free synthesis of iodine-doped graphene via a facile thermal annealing process and its use for electrocatalytic oxygen reduction in an alkaline medium

Zhen Yao; Huagui Nie; Zhi Yang; Xuemei Zhou; Zheng Liu; Shaoming Huang

doi:10.1039/c2cc16192c

Catalyst-free synthesis of iodine-doped graphene via a facile thermal annealing process and its use for electrocatalytic oxygen reduction in an alkaline medium

Chem Commun (Camb). 2012 Jan 25;48(7):1027-9. doi: 10.1039/c2cc16192c. Epub 2011 Dec 5.

Authors

Zhen Yao¹, Huagui Nie, Zhi Yang, Xuemei Zhou, Zheng Liu, Shaoming Huang

Affiliation

¹ Nanomaterials and Chemistry Key Laboratory, Wenzhou University Wenzhou, 325027, PR China.

PMID: 22143375
DOI: 10.1039/c2cc16192c

Abstract

Iodine-doped graphene has been successfully fabricated through a simple, economical, and scalable approach. The new metal-free catalyst can exhibit a high catalytic activity, long-term stability, and an excellent methanol tolerance for the oxygen reduction reaction.