Issue 64, 2022

Identification of a pyrone-type species as the active site for the oxygen reduction reaction

Abstract

A bicyclic pyrone-type species on oxygen-doped carbon catalysts was identified as the active site for the oxygen reduction reaction in acidic solution. It has much higher activity than that of typical nitrogen-doped carbon catalysts (0.219 e s−1 site−1vs. 0.021–0.088 e s−1 site−1 at 0.6 VRHE). The ortho-carbon atom in the carbonyl ring of the pyrone-type species was revealed as the reactive site by theoretical calculations.

Graphical abstract: Identification of a pyrone-type species as the active site for the oxygen reduction reaction

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Article information

Article type
Communication
Submitted
01 juin 2022
Accepted
08 juil. 2022
First published
14 juil. 2022

Chem. Commun., 2022,58, 8998-9001

Identification of a pyrone-type species as the active site for the oxygen reduction reaction

Z. Sun, X. Zhang, X. Yang, W. Shi, Y. Huang, Y. Men, J. Yang and Z. Zhou, Chem. Commun., 2022, 58, 8998 DOI: 10.1039/D2CC03093D

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