Description
Type
Color
BET Surface area (m 2 / g) Pore diameter (nm)
Pore volume (cm 3 / g)
Synthesis method
Adsorption / desorption isotherm
Powder
Black
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Hydrothermal
.The BJH diagram of shows that there are two types of meso and macro pores in the structure
Spectrum analysis shows that the phases in the sample are a combination of a-Mn02, Mn O and C0304 phases. The presence of a small amount of Mn203 phase is probably due to calcination of the sample at 300 0 C
Performance comparision of catalysts
Comparison ofthe performance of different catalysts
Oxygen reduction reaction (ORR)
kOH 0. 1 M. electrolyte
To evaluate the electrocatalytic activity of different catalyst towards oxygen reduction reaction, the cyclic voltammograms (CVs) of five catalysts of Mn02, MnoJCA, CoA-MnoJCA, Mno /RGO and activated carbon were recorded in the presence (O -saturated) of oxygen in 0. I M KOH electrolyte solution at scan rate of 20 mV/s. As can be seen in the cyclic voltammograms (CVs), on the surface of bare carbon cloth electrode in N2-saturated KOH solution, no noticeable oxygen reduction peak is observed while a weak reduction wave is appeared in the 02-purged KOH electrolyte which could be ascribed to the catalytic role of carbon-based substrates for ORR. Among these five catalysts, the RGO a-MnO catalyst shows the most obvious cathodic peak for oxygen reduction, which is in the potential range of 0.2 to -0.6 V
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