Oxygen Reduction at Carbon Supported Lanthanides: The Role of the B-site

Veronica Celorrio; Ellie Dann; Laura Calvillo; DJ Morgan; Simon R Hall; David J Fermin

doi:10.1002/celc.201500440

Oxygen Reduction at Carbon Supported Lanthanides: The Role of the B-site

Veronica Celorrio, Ellie Dann, Laura Calvillo, DJ Morgan, Simon R Hall, David J Fermin

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Abstract

The kinetics of the oxygen reduction reaction (ORR) at carbon supported transition metal oxides in alkaline solutions is systematically investigated as a function of the nature of the B-site. The study is focused on LaBO₃ (B = Cr, Co, Fe, Mn and Ni) nanoparticles synthesized by an ionic liquid route, offering fine control over phase purity and composition. Activity towards the ORR was compared with commercial Pt/Etek catalyst. Detailed electrochemical analysis employing a rotating ring-disc electrode provides conclusive evidences that the carbon support plays an important contribution in the faradaic responses. Decoupling the contribution of the carbon support uncovers that the reactivity of LaMnO3 towards the 4e- ORR pathway is orders of magnitude higher than for the other lanthanides. We rationalise these observations in terms of changes in the redox state at the B-site close to the formal oxygen reduction potential.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	283-291
Number of pages	9
Journal	ChemElectroChem
Volume	3
Issue number	2
Early online date	2 Dec 2015
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1002/celc.201500440
Publication status	Published - Feb 2016

Keywords

carbon support
electrocatalysis
LaMnO3
oxygen reduction reaction
perovskite nanoparticles

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Oxygen Reduction at Carbon Supported Lanthanides: The Role of the B-site

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