One-pot synthesis of nitrogen and sulfur co-doped graphene as efficient metal-free electrocatalysts for the oxygen reduction reaction

Xin Wang; Jie Wang; Deli Wang; Shuo Dou; Zhaoling Ma; Jianghong Wu; Li Tao; Anli Shen; Canbin Ouyang; Qiuhong Liu; Shuangyin Wang

doi:10.1039/c4cc00440j

One-pot synthesis of nitrogen and sulfur co-doped graphene as efficient metal-free electrocatalysts for the oxygen reduction reaction

Chem Commun (Camb). 2014 May 14;50(37):4839-42. doi: 10.1039/c4cc00440j.

Authors

Xin Wang¹, Jie Wang, Deli Wang, Shuo Dou, Zhaoling Ma, Jianghong Wu, Li Tao, Anli Shen, Canbin Ouyang, Qiuhong Liu, Shuangyin Wang

Affiliation

¹ State Key Laboratory of Chem/Bio-Sensing and Chemometrics, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Hunan University, Changsha, 410082, P. R. China. shuangyinwang@hnu.edu.cn.

PMID: 24687131
DOI: 10.1039/c4cc00440j

Abstract

Novel N, S co-doped graphene (NSG) was prepared by annealing graphene oxide with thiourea as the single N and S precursor. The NSG electrodes, as efficient metal-free electrocatalysts, show a direct four-electron reaction pathway, high onset potential, high current density and high stability for the oxygen reduction reaction.

Publication types

Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

Catalysis
Electrochemical Techniques / methods*
Electrodes
Graphite / chemical synthesis*
Graphite / metabolism
Metals*
Nitrogen / chemistry*
Nitrogen / metabolism
Oxidation-Reduction
Sulfur / chemistry*
Sulfur / metabolism

Substances

Metals
Sulfur
Graphite
Nitrogen