Carbon Nanotube Scheme (IMAGE)

Stanford University

Carbon Nanotube Scheme

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This drawing shows the damaged outer wall of a carbon nanotube with nanosized graphene pieces (white patches), which facilitate the formation of catalytic sites made of iron (yellow) and nitrogen (red) atoms. The catalyst reduces oxygen to water.

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Guosong Hong

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