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The Achilles' heel of iron-based catalysts during oxygen reduction in an acidic medium
Published in Energy & Environmental Science • Jan 1, 2018
Authors:
Chang Hyuck Choi
,
Hyung‐Kyu Lim
,
Min Wook Chung
Abstract
Exposing Fe–N–C catalysts to H 2 O 2 -byproduct leaves their catalytic sites untouched but decreases the turnover frequency via oxidation of the carbon surface.