Graphene–Ni–α-MnO2 and –Cu–α-MnO2 nanowire blends as highly active non-precious metal catalysts for the oxygen reduction reaction

Timothy N. Lambert; Danae J. Davis; Wei Lu; Steven J. Limmer; Paul G. Kotula; Alexis Thuli; Madalyn Hungate; Gedeng Ruan; Zhong Jin; James M. Tour

doi:10.1039/C2CC32971A

Graphene–Ni–α-MnO₂ and –Cu–α-MnO₂nanowire blends as highly active non-precious metal catalysts for the oxygen reduction reaction†

Timothy N. Lambert,*^a Danae J. Davis,^a Wei Lu,^b Steven J. Limmer,^c Paul G. Kotula,^d Alexis Thuli,^a Madalyn Hungate,^a Gedeng Ruan,^b Zhong Jin^b and James M. Tour*^b

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^a Department of Materials, Devices & Energy Technologies, Sandia National Laboratories, Albuquerque, New Mexico, USA
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^b Departments of Chemistry and Mechanical Engineering and Materials Science and the Smalley Institute for Nanoscale Science and Technology, Rice University, Houston, Texas
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^c Department of Photonic Microsystems Technology, Sandia National Laboratories, Albuquerque, New Mexico, USA

^d Department of Materials Characterization, Sandia National Laboratories, Albuquerque, New Mexico, USA

Abstract

Graphene–like carbon–Ni–α-MnO₂ and –Cu–α-MnO₂ blends can serve as effective catalysts for the oxygen reduction reaction with activities comparable to Pt/C.

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Graphene–Ni–α-MnO₂ and –Cu–α-MnO₂nanowire blends as highly active non-precious metal catalysts for the oxygen reduction reaction†

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