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Structure-dependent electrocatalytic activity of La1-x Sr x MnO3 for oxygen reduction reaction

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The electrocatalytic activity toward oxygen reduction reaction is studied on the perovskite oxide La1-x Sr x MnO3, as prepared under different firing temperatures. X-ray diffraction shows that three different crystal phases featuring tetragonal, cubic, and orthorhombic symmetries form with increasing crystallinities. The electrocatalytic activity is characterized by cyclic voltammetry and linear sweeping voltammetry for the three phases of La1-x Sr x MnO3. We find that the tetragonal phase has the best catalytic activity among the three crystal phases, with the largest onset potential of 0.147 V. The synergistic effect between the volume per unit cell and crystallinity is indicated to account for the good catalytic activity of the tetragonal phase.

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  1. College of Chemistry and Materials Science, Hubei Engineering University, Xiaogan, 432000, China

    Guangjin Wang & Sheng Wen

  2. State Key Laboratory of Advanced Technology for Materials Synthesis and Processing, Wuhan University of Technology, Wuhan, 430070, China

    Guangjin Wang, Tian Xu & Mu Pan

  3. Hubei Provincial Key Laboratory of Fuel Cell, Wuhan, 430070, China

    Guangjin Wang, Tian Xu & Mu Pan

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Wang, G., Xu, T., Wen, S. et al. Structure-dependent electrocatalytic activity of La1-x Sr x MnO3 for oxygen reduction reaction. Sci. China Chem. 58, 871–878 (2015). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11426-015-5326-9

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