@article{2fb4667caa1249b0a94044c3fdaae00d,
title = "Heteroatom-doped carbon electrocatalysts prepared from marine biomass cellulose nanocrystals and bio-inspired polydopamine for the oxygen reduction reaction",
abstract = "The sluggish kinetics of the oxygen reduction reaction (ORR) requires highly effective and stable electrocatalysts to boost the reaction. However, conventionally used Pt-based catalysts are expensive and suffer from long-term stability. The present work provides some interesting insights into using heteroatom-doped carbon electrocatalysts prepared from marine biomass cellulose nanocrystals as potential electrocatalysts for an efficient ORR. The proposed simplistic approach provides a substantial synthetic platform for applying an easily obtained bio-derived highly crystalline cellulose material to energy conversion and storage systems. ",
author = "Grewal, {Manjit Singh} and Yasutaka Matsuo and Hiroshi Yabu",
note = "Funding Information: The authors thank the high-skilled technical staffs Mr Kosuke Ishibashi and Ms Shizuka Miyamoto of Yabu Laboratory at WPI-AIMR, Katahira Campus, Tohoku University, for SEM images. H. Y. also thanks the Cooperative Research Program of {\textquoteleft}{\textquoteleft}NJRC Mater. & Dev{\textquoteright}{\textquoteright}, MEXT, Japan, and Mrs Ayano Yama-zaki for assistance with XPS. H. Y. thanks KAKENHI, JSPS, Japan (No. 18H05482, 19KK0357, 20H04625) for financial support. This work was supported in part by {\textquoteleft}{\textquoteleft}Five-Star-Alliance{\textquoteright}{\textquoteright}, MEXT, Japan and {\textquoteleft}{\textquoteleft}Innovation inspired by Nature{\textquoteright}{\textquoteright} Research Support Program, SEKISUI CHEMICAL CO., LTD. Publisher Copyright: {\textcopyright} 2021 The Royal Society of Chemistry and the Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique.",
year = "2021",
month = nov,
day = "7",
doi = "10.1039/d1nj04368d",
language = "English",
volume = "45",
pages = "19228--19234",
journal = "New Journal of Chemistry",
issn = "1144-0546",
publisher = "Royal Society of Chemistry",
number = "41",
}
