Chapter 3
The Measurements of the Oxygen
Reduction Reaction
Juhong Cheng, Xiaojun Lin, and Pei Kang Shen
Abstract The oxygen reduction reaction is a typical electrocatalytic reaction, which
is very sensitive to the surface state of the electrode and the type of adsorbate, and is
the object of many basic researches. In this chapter, we mainly start from the oxygen
reduction reaction mechanism, discuss the measurement technology of the oxygen
reduction reaction in detail, discuss the key techniques for obtaining the oxygen
reduction polarization curve, and analyze the experimental data.
Keywords Oxygen reduction reaction · Cyclic voltammetry · Rotating ring disk
electrode · Reference electrode · Working electrode · Electrochemical specific
surface area
3.1 Oxygen Reduction Reaction Mechanism and Testing
Method
As described in 1.2.2, the kinetics of the oxygen reduction reaction limits the overall
performance of the fuel cell. In addition, this reaction also plays an important role
in the corrosion system. Oxygen reduction is also a typical electrocatalytic reaction,
sensitive to the surface state of the electrode and the type of adsorbate, so it is also
the object of many basic researches. These basic researches focus on the effects of
different electrode materials, crystal faces, surface atom modifications, electrolyte
types, and contaminating ions on reaction kinetics and reaction progress.
J. Cheng
Hunan Aerospace TianLu Advanced Matirial Testing Co., Ltd., Ningxiang High-Tech Zone,
Changsha, China
X. Lin
Southern University of Science and Technology, Shenzhen, Guangdong, China
P. K. Shen (B)
Collaborative Innovation Center of Sustainable Energy Materials, Guangxi Key Laboratory of
Electrochemical Energy Materials, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Guangxi
University, Nanning, Guangxi 530004, China
e-mail: pkshen@gxu.edu.cn
© Guangxi Science & Technology Publishing House 2021
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The Measurements of the Oxygen
Reduction Reaction
Juhong Cheng, Xiaojun Lin, and Pei Kang Shen
Abstract The oxygen reduction reaction is a typical electrocatalytic reaction, which
is very sensitive to the surface state of the electrode and the type of adsorbate, and is
the object of many basic researches. In this chapter, we mainly start from the oxygen
reduction reaction mechanism, discuss the measurement technology of the oxygen
reduction reaction in detail, discuss the key techniques for obtaining the oxygen
reduction polarization curve, and analyze the experimental data.
Keywords Oxygen reduction reaction · Cyclic voltammetry · Rotating ring disk
electrode · Reference electrode · Working electrode · Electrochemical specific
surface area
3.1 Oxygen Reduction Reaction Mechanism and Testing
Method
As described in 1.2.2, the kinetics of the oxygen reduction reaction limits the overall
performance of the fuel cell. In addition, this reaction also plays an important role
in the corrosion system. Oxygen reduction is also a typical electrocatalytic reaction,
sensitive to the surface state of the electrode and the type of adsorbate, so it is also
the object of many basic researches. These basic researches focus on the effects of
different electrode materials, crystal faces, surface atom modifications, electrolyte
types, and contaminating ions on reaction kinetics and reaction progress.
J. Cheng
Hunan Aerospace TianLu Advanced Matirial Testing Co., Ltd., Ningxiang High-Tech Zone,
Changsha, China
X. Lin
Southern University of Science and Technology, Shenzhen, Guangdong, China
P. K. Shen (B)
Collaborative Innovation Center of Sustainable Energy Materials, Guangxi Key Laboratory of
Electrochemical Energy Materials, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Guangxi
University, Nanning, Guangxi 530004, China
e-mail: pkshen@gxu.edu.cn
© Guangxi Science & Technology Publishing House 2021
P. K. Shen, Electrochemical Oxygen Reduction,
https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-33-6077-8_3
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