A bifunctional perovskite catalyst for oxygen reduction and evolution

Angew Chem Int Ed Engl. 2014 Apr 25;53(18):4582-6. doi: 10.1002/anie.201311223.

Abstract

La0.3(Ba0.5Sr0.5)0.7Co0.8Fe0.2O3d is a promising bifunctional perovskite catalyst for the oxygen reduction reaction and the oxygen evolution reaction. This catalyst has circa 10 nm-scale rhombohedral LaCoO3 cobaltite particles distributed on the surface. The dynamic microstructure phenomena are attributed to the charge imbalance from the replacement of A-site cations with La3+ and local stress on Cosite sub-lattice with the cubic perovskite structure.