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In this chapter, we provide a comprehensive review of the most recent advances in the field of efficient catalysts for oxygen reduction reaction (GlossaryTerm

ORR

) at fuel-cell cathodes, metal-inorganic nanocomposites. Extensive research has been focused on developing alternative metal-inorganic composites with phosphate compounds. A few examples of ORR catalysts in the aqueous solution will be introduced to help researchers more effectively select composite materials and understand the important reactions involved in fuel cells.

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Abbreviations

AFM:

atomic force microscopy

CV:

cyclic voltammetry

DMFC:

direct methanol fuel cell

DOS:

density of state

EDS:

energy-dispersive spectrometry

ESA:

electrocatalytic surface area

electrochemical surface area

HAADF:

high angle annular dark field

ICP-AES:

inductively coupled plasma-atomic emission spectroscopy

ICP-MS:

inductively coupled plasma-mass spectroscopy

ITO:

indium tin oxide

MEA:

membrane–electrode assembly

NHE:

normal hydrogen electrode

ORR:

oxygen reduction reaction

PEMFC:

polymer electrode membrane fuel cell

RDE:

rotating-disk electrode

RHE:

reversible hydrogen electrode

RT:

room temperature

SEM:

scanning electron microscopy

STEM:

scanning transmission electron microscopy

TEM:

transmission electron microscopy

XPS:

x-ray photoelectron spectroscopy

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Nam, S., Kim, C., Oh, Y., Park, B. (2017). Next-Generation Electrocatalysts. In: Breitkopf, C., Swider-Lyons, K. (eds) Springer Handbook of Electrochemical Energy. Springer Handbooks. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-662-46657-5_21

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