By combining single-molecule fluorescence microscopy with traditional electrochemical methods, herein we report on the investigation of the electrocatalytic kinetics of two-electron (2e) pathway of oxygen reduction reaction (ORR) on single… Click to show full abstract
By combining single-molecule fluorescence microscopy with traditional electrochemical methods, herein we report on the investigation of the electrocatalytic kinetics of two-electron (2e) pathway of oxygen reduction reaction (ORR) on single Fe3O4 nanoparticle. The kinetic parameters for two-electron ORR process are successfully derived at single-particle level, and a potential dependence of dynamic heterogeneity among individual nanoparticles is revealed. Fur-thermore, the performance stability of individual Fe3O4 nanoparticles for 2e ORR process is studied. This study deepens our understanding to the electrocatalytic ORR process, especially the 2e pathway, at single-molecule and single-particle level.
               
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