Recent advancements in Pt and Pt-free catalysts for oxygen reduction reaction

Y Nie, L Li, Z Wei - Chemical Society Reviews, 2015 - pubs.rsc.org
Developing highly efficient catalysts for the oxygen reduction reaction (ORR) is key to the
fabrication of commercially viable fuel cell devices and metal–air batteries for future energy …

On the role of metals in nitrogen‐doped carbon electrocatalysts for oxygen reduction

J Masa, W Xia, M Muhler… - Angewandte Chemie …, 2015 - Wiley Online Library
The notion of metal‐free catalysts is used to refer to carbon materials modified with
nonmetallic elements. However, some claimed metal‐free catalysts are prepared using …

Oxygen reduction in alkaline media: from mechanisms to recent advances of catalysts

X Ge, A Sumboja, D Wuu, T An, B Li, FWT Goh… - Acs …, 2015 - ACS Publications
The oxygen reduction reaction (ORR) is an important electrode reaction for energy storage
and conversion devices based on oxygen electrocatalysis. This paper introduces the …

Experimental observation of redox-induced Fe–N switching behavior as a determinant role for oxygen reduction activity

Q Jia, N Ramaswamy, H Hafiz, U Tylus, K Strickland… - ACS …, 2015 - ACS Publications
The commercialization of electrochemical energy conversion and storage devices relies
largely upon the development of highly active catalysts based on abundant and inexpensive …

A review on non-precious metal electrocatalysts for PEM fuel cells

Z Chen, D Higgins, A Yu, L Zhang… - Energy & Environmental …, 2011 - pubs.rsc.org
With the approaching commercialization of PEM fuel cell technology, developing active,
inexpensive non-precious metal ORR catalyst materials to replace currently used Pt-based …

Electrocatalysis for polymer electrolyte fuel cells: recent achievements and future challenges

A Rabis, P Rodriguez, TJ Schmidt - Acs Catalysis, 2012 - ACS Publications
Fuel cell technology is currently shifting very fast from fundamental research to real
development. In addition to other aspects, this transition is possible because of the important …

Identification of carbon-encapsulated iron nanoparticles as active species in non-precious metal oxygen reduction catalysts

JA Varnell, ECM Tse, CE Schulz, TT Fister… - Nature …, 2016 - nature.com
The widespread use of fuel cells is currently limited by the lack of efficient and cost-effective
catalysts for the oxygen reduction reaction. Iron-based non-precious metal catalysts exhibit …

Highly active oxygen reduction non-platinum group metal electrocatalyst without direct metal–nitrogen coordination

K Strickland, E Miner, Q Jia, U Tylus… - Nature …, 2015 - nature.com
Replacement of noble metals in catalysts for cathodic oxygen reduction reaction with
transition metals mostly create active sites based on a composite of nitrogen-coordinated …

Electroreduction of dioxygen for fuel-cell applications: materials and challenges

AA Gewirth, MS Thorum - Inorganic chemistry, 2010 - ACS Publications
A review of the oxygen reduction reaction (ORR) and its use in fuel-cell applications is
presented. Discussed are mechanisms of the ORR and implementations of catalysts for this …

Cross-laboratory experimental study of non-noble-metal electrocatalysts for the oxygen reduction reaction

F Jaouen, J Herranz, M Lefevre… - … applied materials & …, 2009 - ACS Publications
Nine non-noble-metal catalysts (NNMCs) from five different laboratories were investigated
for the catalysis of O2 electroreduction in an acidic medium. The catalyst precursors were …