Abstract
Establishing generic catalyst design principles by identifying structural features of materials that influence their performance will advance the rational engineering of new catalytic materials. In this study, by investigating metal-substituted manganese oxide (spinel) nanoparticles, Mn3 O4 :M (M=Sr, Ca, Mg, Zn, Cu), we rationalize the dependence of the activity of Mn3 O4 :M for the electrocatalytic oxygen reduction reaction (ORR) on the enthalpy of formation of the binary MO oxide, Δf H°(MO), and the Lewis acidity of the M2+ substituent. Incorporation of elements M with low Δf H°(MO) enhances the oxygen binding strength in Mn3 O4 :M, which affects its activity in ORR due to the established correlation between ORR activity and the binding energy of *O/*OH/*OOH species. Our work provides a perspective on the design of new compositions for oxygen electrocatalysis relying on the rational substitution/doping by redox-inactive elements.
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