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      An overview of metal oxide materials as electrocatalysts and supports for polymer electrolyte fuel cells

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          In this review, we discuss the use of binary and multi-component metal oxides as independent electrocatalysts, co-catalysts and supports for various anode oxidation and cathode reduction reactions in polymer electrolyte fuel cells.

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          Scientific aspects of polymer electrolyte fuel cell durability and degradation.

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            A review on non-precious metal electrocatalysts for PEM fuel cells

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              A bifunctional nonprecious metal catalyst for oxygen reduction and water oxidation.

              There is a growing interest in oxygen electrochemistry as conversions between O(2) and H(2)O play an important role in a variety of renewable energy technologies. The goal of this work is to develop active bifunctional catalyst materials for water oxidation and oxygen reduction. Drawing inspiration from a cubane-like CaMn(4)O(x), the biological catalyst found in the oxygen evolving center (OEC) in photosystem II, nanostructured manganese oxide surfaces were investigated for these reactions. Thin films of nanostructured manganese oxide were found to be active for both oxygen reduction and water oxidation, with similar overall oxygen electrode activity to the best known precious metal nanoparticle catalysts: platinum, ruthenium, and iridium. Physical and chemical characterization of the nanostructured Mn oxide bifunctional catalyst reveals an oxidation state of Mn(III), akin to one of the most commonly observed Mn oxidation states found in the OEC.
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                Journal
                EESNBY
                Energy Environ. Sci.
                Energy Environ. Sci.
                Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC)
                1754-5692
                1754-5706
                2014
                2014
                : 7
                : 8
                : 2535-2558
                Article
                10.1039/C3EE43886D
                bcc1c744-8d1c-44e7-9542-dff7a4fcd5f9
                © 2014
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