Origins of enhanced oxygen reduction activity of transition metal nitrides.
Journal
Nature materials
ISSN: 1476-4660
Titre abrégé: Nat Mater
Pays: England
ID NLM: 101155473
Informations de publication
Date de publication:
03 Sep 2024
03 Sep 2024
Historique:
received:
27
03
2023
accepted:
08
08
2024
medline:
4
9
2024
pubmed:
4
9
2024
entrez:
3
9
2024
Statut:
aheadofprint
Résumé
Transition metal nitride (TMN-) based materials have recently emerged as promising non-precious-metal-containing electrocatalysts for the oxygen reduction reaction (ORR) in alkaline media. However, the lack of fundamental understanding of the oxide surface has limited insights into structure-(re)activity relationships and rational catalyst design. Here we demonstrate how a well-defined TMN can dictate/control the as-formed oxide surface and the resulting ORR electrocatalytic activity. Structural characterization of MnN nanocuboids revealed that an electrocatalytically active Mn
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pubmed: 39227466
doi: 10.1038/s41563-024-01998-7
pii: 10.1038/s41563-024-01998-7
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eng
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