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Item Highly Active Metal-free Nitrogen-Containing Carbon Catalysts for Oxygen Reduction Synthesized by ThermalTreatment of Polypyridine-Carbon Black Mixtures(Electrochemistry communications, 2011) Xia, Wei; Masa, Justus; Bron, Michael; Schuhmann, Wolfgang; Muhler, MartinA straight-forward method for the synthesis of metal-free catalysts for oxygen reduction by thermal treatment of a mixture of poly(3,5-pyridine) with carbon black in helium is reported. The catalyst was characterized by X-ray diffraction and photoelectron spectroscopy, cyclic voltammetry and rotating disk electrode measurements. The new catalyst exhibited remarkable activity similar to Pt-based catalysts in alkaline media.