A heterogeneous catalyst is a functional material that continually creates active sites with its
reactants under reaction conditions. These sites change the rates of chemical reactions of …

Nanocarbon is a term increasingly used 1− 9 to indicate the broad range of carbon materials
having a tailored nanoscale dimension and functional properties that significantly depend …

Quantifying the content of surface nitrogen and oxygen containing functional groups in
amorphous nitrogen doped carbons via deconvolution of C 1s x-ray photoelectron (XPS) …

Efficient reversible oxygen electrodes for both the oxygen reduction reaction (ORR) and the
oxygen evolution reaction (OER) are vitally important for various energy conversion devices …

To tackle the issue of the low specific capacity (372 mA hg− 1) of graphite as the anode
material for lithium-ion batteries (LIBs), an effective and controllable strategy was developed …

In this work, the geometric and electronic structure of N species in N-doped carbon
nanotubes (NCNTs) is derived by X-ray photoemission (XPS) and absorption spectroscopy …

Tremendous progress has been achieved during the past 20 years on not only improving
the yields of carbon nanotubes and move progressively towards their mass production, but …

X‐ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS) is a widely used technique for characterizing the
chemical and electronic properties of highly ordered carbon nanostructures, such as carbon …

Our society requires new materials for a sustainable future, and carbon nanotubes (CNTs)
are among the most important advanced materials. This Review describes the state‐of‐the …

Encapsulating transition metals or oxides in N-doped carbonaceous materials is a desirable
strategy in the design of advanced energy materials in confined spaces. In this study, a …