Modifying Carbon Particles with Polypyrrole for Adsorption of Cobalt Ions as Electrocatatytic Site for Oxygen Reduction

Makoto Yuasa, Aritomo Yamaguchi, Hisayuki Itsuki, Ken Tanaka, Masakuni Yamamoto, Kenichi Oyaizu

Chemistry of Materials · 2005 · 230 citations · 21 references

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Abstract

Carbon nanoparticles modified with a polypyrrole (PPy) film, impregnated with a solution of a cobalt salt, and heat-treated under an inert atmosphere at 600−700 °C are a good electrocatalyst for the four-electron reduction of O2.

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