Journal
CARBON
Volume 69, Issue -, Pages 294-301Publisher
PERGAMON-ELSEVIER SCIENCE LTD
DOI: 10.1016/j.carbon.2013.12.028
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Funding
- National Science Foundation of China (NSFC) [21076089, 21276098, 11132004, U1301245]
- Ministry of Science and Technology of China [2012AA053402]
- Guangdong Natural Science Foundation [S2012020011061]
- Doctoral Fund of the Ministry of Education of China [20110172110012]
- Basic Scientific Foundation of the Central Universities of China [2013ZP0013]
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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 m(2) g(-2). 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' catalytic performance through preventing aggregation of the nanospheres, constructing porous structures, increasing the surface area, and participating in the formation, of active sites. (C) 2013 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
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