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1D Coaxial Platinum/Titanium Nitride Nanotube Arrays with Enhanced Electrocatalytic Activity for the Oxygen Reduction Reaction: Towards Li–Air Batteries

  1. Shanmu Dong1,†,
  2. Dr. Xiao Chen1,†,
  3. Shan Wang1,
  4. Lin Gu2,
  5. Dr. Lixue Zhang1,
  6. Xiaogang Wang1,
  7. Dr. Xinhong Zhou3,
  8. Dr. Zhihong Liu1,
  9. Pengxian Han1,
  10. Yulong Duan1,
  11. Dr. Hongxia Xu1,
  12. Jianhua Yao1,
  13. Chuanjian Zhang1,
  14. Kejun Zhang1,
  15. Prof. Guanglei Cui1,*,
  16. Prof. Liquan Chen2

Article first published online: 3 AUG 2012

DOI: 10.1002/cssc.201200286

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ChemSusChem

ChemSusChem

Volume 5, Issue 9, pages 1712–1715, September 2012

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How to Cite

Dong, S., Chen, X., Wang, S., Gu, L., Zhang, L., Wang, X., Zhou, X., Liu, Z., Han, P., Duan, Y., Xu, H., Yao, J., Zhang, C., Zhang, K., Cui, G. and Chen, L. (2012), 1D Coaxial Platinum/Titanium Nitride Nanotube Arrays with Enhanced Electrocatalytic Activity for the Oxygen Reduction Reaction: Towards Li–Air Batteries. ChemSusChem, 5: 1712–1715. doi: 10.1002/cssc.201200286

Author Information

  1. 1

    Biomimetics Energy Group, Qingdao Institute of Bioenergy and Bioprocess Technology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Qingdao 266101 (PR China), Fax: (+86) 532-80662746

  2. 2

    Beijing National Laboratory for Condensed Matter Physics, Institute of Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100080 (PR China)

  3. 3

    College of Chemistry and Molecular Engineering, Qingdao University of Science and Technology, Qingdao 266101 (PR China)

  1. †

    These authors contributed equally to this work.

*Biomimetics Energy Group, Qingdao Institute of Bioenergy and Bioprocess Technology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Qingdao 266101 (PR China), Fax: (+86) 532-80662746

  1. †

    These authors contributed equally to this work.

Publication History

  1. Issue published online: 5 SEP 2012
  2. Article first published online: 3 AUG 2012
  3. Manuscript Received: 24 APR 2012

Funded by

  • Chinese Academy of Sciences. Grant Number: KGZD-EW-202-2
  • National Program on Key Basic Research Project of China. Grant Number: MOST2011CB935700
  • Chinese Academy of Sciences
  • Shangdong Province Fund for Distinguished Young Scientist. Grant Number: JQ200906
  • National Natural Science Foundation. Grant Numbers: 20971077, 20901044, 20902052

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Keywords:

  • batteries;
  • lithium;
  • nanostructures;
  • nitrides;
  • platinum
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Cat on a hot TiN support: Coaxial Pt/TiN nanotube arrays are used to achieve a superior electrocatalytic activity of platinum towards the oxygen reduction reaction (ORR). Compared to a commercial Pt/C catalyst, the Pt/TiN NTA materials delivers a higher mass activity and specific activity for the ORR. Hence, these materials are useful as cathodes for hybrid electrolyte Li–air batteries, as demonstrated.

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