The Importance of Structural Factors for the Electrochemical Performance of Graphene/Carbon Nanotube/Melamine Powders towards the Catalytic Activity of Oxygen Reduction Reaction
In this paper, we show the carbonization of binary composites consisting of graphene nanoplatelets and melamine (GNP/MM), multi-walled carbon nanotubes and melamine (CNT/MM) and trinary composites containing GNP, CNT, and MM. Additionally, the manuscript presents results on the influence of structur...
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author | Piotr Kamedulski Jerzy P. Lukaszewicz Lukasz Witczak Pawel Szroeder Przemyslaw Ziolkowski |
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description | In this paper, we show the carbonization of binary composites consisting of graphene nanoplatelets and melamine (GNP/MM), multi-walled carbon nanotubes and melamine (CNT/MM) and trinary composites containing GNP, CNT, and MM. Additionally, the manuscript presents results on the influence of structural factors for the electrochemical performance of carbon composites on their catalytic activity. This study contributes to the wide search and design of novel hybrid carbon composites for electrochemical applications. We demonstrate that intensive nitrogen atom insertion is not the governing factor since hybrid system modifications and porous structure sometimes play a more crucial role in the tailoring of electrochemical properties of the carbon hybrids seen as a noble metal-free alternative to traditional electrode materials. Additionally, HRTEM and Raman spectra study allowed for the evaluation of the quality of the obtained hybrid materials. |
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spelling | doaj.art-c87d90dadc094ed9ac9bb176533eeddb2023-11-21T18:51:48ZengMDPI AGMaterials1996-19442021-05-01149244810.3390/ma14092448The Importance of Structural Factors for the Electrochemical Performance of Graphene/Carbon Nanotube/Melamine Powders towards the Catalytic Activity of Oxygen Reduction ReactionPiotr Kamedulski0Jerzy P. Lukaszewicz1Lukasz Witczak2Pawel Szroeder3Przemyslaw Ziolkowski4Faculty of Chemistry, Nicolaus Copernicus University, Gagarina 7, 87-100 Toruń, PolandFaculty of Chemistry, Nicolaus Copernicus University, Gagarina 7, 87-100 Toruń, PolandInstitute of Physics, Kazimierz Wielki University, Powstańców Wielkopolskich 2, 85-090 Bydgoszcz, PolandInstitute of Physics, Kazimierz Wielki University, Powstańców Wielkopolskich 2, 85-090 Bydgoszcz, PolandInstitute of Carbon Technologies, Gagarina 5/102, 87-100 Toruń, PolandIn this paper, we show the carbonization of binary composites consisting of graphene nanoplatelets and melamine (GNP/MM), multi-walled carbon nanotubes and melamine (CNT/MM) and trinary composites containing GNP, CNT, and MM. Additionally, the manuscript presents results on the influence of structural factors for the electrochemical performance of carbon composites on their catalytic activity. This study contributes to the wide search and design of novel hybrid carbon composites for electrochemical applications. We demonstrate that intensive nitrogen atom insertion is not the governing factor since hybrid system modifications and porous structure sometimes play a more crucial role in the tailoring of electrochemical properties of the carbon hybrids seen as a noble metal-free alternative to traditional electrode materials. Additionally, HRTEM and Raman spectra study allowed for the evaluation of the quality of the obtained hybrid materials.https://www.mdpi.com/1996-1944/14/9/2448graphenecarbon nanotubesmelaminecompositescatalytic activity |
spellingShingle | Piotr Kamedulski Jerzy P. Lukaszewicz Lukasz Witczak Pawel Szroeder Przemyslaw Ziolkowski The Importance of Structural Factors for the Electrochemical Performance of Graphene/Carbon Nanotube/Melamine Powders towards the Catalytic Activity of Oxygen Reduction Reaction Materials graphene carbon nanotubes melamine composites catalytic activity |
title | The Importance of Structural Factors for the Electrochemical Performance of Graphene/Carbon Nanotube/Melamine Powders towards the Catalytic Activity of Oxygen Reduction Reaction |
title_full | The Importance of Structural Factors for the Electrochemical Performance of Graphene/Carbon Nanotube/Melamine Powders towards the Catalytic Activity of Oxygen Reduction Reaction |
title_fullStr | The Importance of Structural Factors for the Electrochemical Performance of Graphene/Carbon Nanotube/Melamine Powders towards the Catalytic Activity of Oxygen Reduction Reaction |
title_full_unstemmed | The Importance of Structural Factors for the Electrochemical Performance of Graphene/Carbon Nanotube/Melamine Powders towards the Catalytic Activity of Oxygen Reduction Reaction |
title_short | The Importance of Structural Factors for the Electrochemical Performance of Graphene/Carbon Nanotube/Melamine Powders towards the Catalytic Activity of Oxygen Reduction Reaction |
title_sort | importance of structural factors for the electrochemical performance of graphene carbon nanotube melamine powders towards the catalytic activity of oxygen reduction reaction |
topic | graphene carbon nanotubes melamine composites catalytic activity |
url | https://www.mdpi.com/1996-1944/14/9/2448 |
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