The Achilles' heel of iron-based catalysts during oxygen reduction in an acidic medium

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Chang Hyuck Choi · Government of the Republic of Korea

Hyung‐Kyu Lim · Daejeon University

Min Wook Chung · Government of the Republic of Korea

Gajeon Chon · Government of the Republic of Korea

Nastaran Ranjbar Sahraie · Université de Montpellier

Abdulrahman Altin · Max-Planck-Institut für Nachhaltige Materialien

Moulay Tahar Sougrati

Abstract

Exposing Fe–N–C catalysts to H <sub>2</sub> O <sub>2</sub> -byproduct leaves their catalytic sites untouched but decreases the turnover frequency <italic>via</italic> oxidation of the carbon surface.

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Electrocatalysts for Energy Conversion Catalytic Processes in Materials Science Advanced battery technologies research

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Published in: Energy & Environmental Science

Volume 11, Issue 11, pp. 3176-3182

DOI: 10.1039/c8ee01855c

Field-Weighted Citation Impact: 11.34

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The Achilles' heel of iron-based catalysts during oxygen reduction in an acidic medium

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