Preparation and performance of N-doped carbon nanotubes composite Co3O4 as oxygen reduction reaction electrocatalysts
- Corresponding author: Hailang JIA, jiahailang85@126.com
Citation:
Hailang JIA, Hongcheng LI, Pengcheng JI, Yang TENG, Mingyun GUAN. Preparation and performance of N-doped carbon nanotubes composite Co3O4 as oxygen reduction reaction electrocatalysts[J]. Chinese Journal of Inorganic Chemistry,
;2024, 40(4): 693-700.
doi:
10.11862/CJIC.20230402
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Inset: the partial enlarged image of Co3O4 nanoparticles.
Inset: the corresponding K-L plots.