The joint effect of electrical conductivity and surface oxygen functionalities of carbon supports on the oxygen reduction reaction studied over bare supports and Mn–Co spinel/carbon catalysts in alkaline media
Aldona Kostuch, Sebastian Jarczewski, Marcin Surówka, Piotr Kuśtrowski, Zbigniew Sojka, Krzysztof Kruczała
Abstract
Mn–Co spinel/carbon electrocatalyst performance exhibits a volcano-type shape which results from a trade-off between electrical conductivity and the amount of oxygen groups.
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