NDLI: Direct nitrogen fixation at the edges of graphene nanoplatelets as efficient electrocatalysts for energy conversion

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Author	Jeon, In-yup Choi, Hyun-jung Jong, Ju Myung Choi, In Taek Lim, Kimin Ko, Jaejung Kim, Hwan Kyu Kim, Jae Cheon Lee, Jae-joon Shin, Dongbin Jung, Sun-min Seo, Jeong-min Kim, Min-jung Park, Noejung Dai, Liming Baek, Jong-beom
Copyright Year	2013
Abstract	Nitrogen fixation is essential for the synthesis of many important chemicals (e.g., fertilizers, explosives) and basic building blocks for all forms of life (e.g., nucleotides for DNA and RNA, amino acids for proteins). However, direct nitrogen fixation is challenging as nitrogen (N2) does not easily react with other chemicals. By dry ball-milling graphite with N2, we have discovered a simple, but versatile, scalable and eco-friendly, approach to direct fixation of N2 at the edges of graphene nanoplatelets (GnPs). The mechanochemical cracking of graphitic C−C bonds generated active carbon species that react directly with N2 to form five- and six-membered aromatic rings at the broken edges, leading to solution-processable edge-nitrogenated graphene nanoplatelets (NGnPs) with superb catalytic performance in both dye-sensitized solar cells and fuel cells to replace conventional Pt-based catalysts for energy conversion.
Related Links	http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/srep02260
Starting Page	2260
File Format	PDF
ISSN	20452322
e-ISSN	20452322
Journal	Scientific Reports
Volume Number	3
Language	English
Publisher	Nature Publishing Group
Publisher Date	2013-07-01
Access Restriction	Open
Rights Holder	Nature Publishing Group
Subject Keyword	Science and technology Research in Higher Education
Content Type	Text
Resource Type	Article
Subject	Multidisciplinary

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