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Thus, how to effectively combine nitrogen-doped carbon with metal nano-particles is a crucial factor for the synthesis of novel catalysts. In this paper, we report on a facile method to prepare nitrogen-doped carbon-supported metal nano-particles by using dimethylgly-oxime as ligand. The nano-particles of Pd, Ni, Cu, and Fe were successfully prepared by the pyrolysis of the corresponding clathrate of ions and dimethylglyoxime. The ligand of dimethylglyoxime is adopted as the source for the nitrogen-doped carbon. The nano-structure of the prepared Pd, Ni, Cu, and Fe particles are confirmed by X-ray diffraction, scanning electron microscopy, and trans-mission electron microscopy tests. The catalytic performances of the obtained metal nano-particles for oxygen reduction reaction (ORR) are investigated by cyclic voltammetry, Tafel, linear sweeping voltammetry, rotating disc electrode, rotating ring disc electrode, and other technologies. Results show that the nitrogen-doped carbon-supported metal nano-particles can be highly efficient catalysts for ORR. The results of the paper exhibit a facile methodology to prepare nitrogen-doped carbon-supported metal nano-particles.<\/jats:p>","DOI":"10.3390\/nano11051329","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2021,5,18]],"date-time":"2021-05-18T12:17:16Z","timestamp":1621340236000},"page":"1329","update-policy":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.3390\/mdpi_crossmark_policy","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":6,"title":["Dimethylglyoxime Clathrate as Ligand Derived Nitrogen-Doped Carbon-Supported Nano-Metal Particles as Catalysts for Oxygen Reduction Reaction"],"prefix":"10.3390","volume":"11","author":[{"given":"Luping","family":"Xu","sequence":"first","affiliation":[{"name":"Science and Technology on Combustion and Explosion Laboratory, Xi\u2019an Modern Chemistry Research Institute, Xi\u2019an 710065, China"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"Zhongqin","family":"Guo","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Shandong Provincial Key Laboratory of Fluorine Chemistry and Chemical Materials, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, University of Jinan, Jinan 250022, China"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"Hanyu","family":"Jiang","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Science and Technology on Combustion and Explosion Laboratory, Xi\u2019an Modern Chemistry Research Institute, Xi\u2019an 710065, China"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"Siyu","family":"Xu","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Science and Technology on Combustion and Explosion Laboratory, Xi\u2019an Modern Chemistry Research Institute, Xi\u2019an 710065, China"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"Juanli","family":"Ma","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Science and Technology on Combustion and Explosion Laboratory, Xi\u2019an Modern Chemistry Research Institute, Xi\u2019an 710065, China"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"Mi","family":"Hu","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Science and Technology on Combustion and Explosion Laboratory, Xi\u2019an Modern Chemistry Research Institute, Xi\u2019an 710065, China"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"Jiemei","family":"Yu","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Shandong Provincial Key Laboratory of Fluorine Chemistry and Chemical Materials, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, University of Jinan, Jinan 250022, China"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"Fengqi","family":"Zhao","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Science and Technology on Combustion and Explosion Laboratory, Xi\u2019an Modern Chemistry Research Institute, Xi\u2019an 710065, China"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0003-0648-5021","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Taizhong","family":"Huang","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Shandong Provincial Key Laboratory of Fluorine Chemistry and Chemical Materials, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, University of Jinan, Jinan 250022, China"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]}],"member":"1968","published-online":{"date-parts":[[2021,5,18]]},"reference":[{"key":"ref_1","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","first-page":"1","DOI":"10.1016\/j.memsci.2011.04.043","article-title":"Anion exchange membranes for alkaline fuel cells: A review","volume":"377","author":"Merle","year":"2011","journal-title":"J. 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