Trace metal residues promote the activity of supposedly metal-free nitrogen-modified carbon catalysts for the oxygen reduction reaction

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2013
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Electrochemistry communications
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We show in this study that the presence of trace metal residues in some supposedly metal-free catalysts for oxygen reduction, at concentrations which are difficult to detect using conventional methods such as XPS and EDX, can profoundly promote the ORR activity of the catalysts.
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Metal-free catalysts; Metal residues; Oxygen reduction; Nitrogen-modified carbon catalysts
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Masa, J., Zhao, A., Xia, W., Sun, Z., Mei, B., Muhler, M., & Schuhmann, W. (2013). Trace metal residues promote the activity of supposedly metal-free nitrogen-modified carbon catalysts for the oxygen reduction reaction. Electrochemistry communications, 34, 113-116.https://doi.org/10.1016/j.elecom.2013.05.032
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https://nru.uncst.go.ug/handle/123456789/5275
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