Uniform nitrogen and sulfur co-doped carbon nanospheres as catalysts for the oxygen reduction reaction

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• 作者：Chenghang You ; Shijun Liao ; Hualing Li ; Sanying Hou ; Hongliang Peng ; Xiaoyuan Zeng ; Fangfang Liu ; Ruiping Zheng ; Zhiyong Fu ; Yingwei Li
• 刊名：Carbon
• 出版年：April, 2014
• 年：2014
• 卷：69
• 期：Complete
• 页码：294-301
• 全文大小：2069 K

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Uniform nitrogen and sulfur co-doped carbon nanospheres with an average diameter of approximately 200 nm were prepared using sulfur and polyacrylonitrile as precursors. The materials were characterized using scanning electron microscopy, transmission electron microscopy, elemental analysis, and X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy. The characterization results suggest the as-prepared materials had uniform, porous, nanospherical morphologies and high surface areas. For the typical sample containing 9.5% sulfur, the surface area is up to 653 m² g^鈭?. The catalysts exhibited enhanced catalytic activity, outstanding long-term stability, and excellent methanol tolerance in an alkaline medium. Significantly, the sulfur addition was found to be vital in improving materials鈥?catalytic performance through preventing aggregation of the nanospheres, constructing porous structures, increasing the surface area, and participating in the formation of active sites.