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Electrochemistry of Nanocrystalline La0.5Sr0.5MnO3 Perovskite for the Oxygen Reduction Reaction in Alkaline Medium

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Nanocrystalline La0.5Sr0.5MnO3 (LSMO) perovskite-sized powders were successfully synthesized at heating low temperature and time using the Pechini method based on polyesterification between citric acid and ethylene glycol. The electroactivity of carbon-supported perovskite (LSMO/C) for the oxygen reduction reaction (ORR) was evaluated. The results showed that the electroactivity of LSMO/C largely depends on the calcination temperature, type of electrolyte, and mass loading. It increased remarkably with the calcination temperature in 0.1 M KOH. The ORR performance was examined in KOH, NaOH, and K2SO4. Higher electroactivity was recorded in KOH electrolyte, as compared to NaOH and K2SO4.

Single-phase nanocrystalline La0.5Sr0.5MnO3 (LSMO) perovskite oxides were obtained via the Pechini method at 600 °C. The carbon-supported perovskite (LSMO/C) (heat treated at 700 °C) showed a pronounced oxygen reduction activity as compared to those heat treated at 500 and 600 °C.

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This research was financially supported by the “Accord-programme algéro-français: Projet Tassili N°14MDU911.” The support is greatly acknowledged.

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  1. IC2MP, UMR CNRS 7285, Université de Poitiers, 4 rue Michel Brunet, F-86073, Poitiers, France

    Noureddine Khellaf & Nicolas Alonso-Vante

  2. Laboratoire d’Energétique et d’Electrochimie du Solide, Université F. Abbas Sétif-1, 19000, Sétif, Algeria

    Noureddine Khellaf, Abdelkrim Kahoul & Farid Naamoune

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Khellaf, N., Kahoul, A., Naamoune, F. et al. Electrochemistry of Nanocrystalline La0.5Sr0.5MnO3 Perovskite for the Oxygen Reduction Reaction in Alkaline Medium. Electrocatalysis 8, 450–458 (2017). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12678-017-0397-3

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