Cover Feature: Pyrolysis of Iron‐Containing Polyanilines under Micropore Generation Control: Electrocatalytic Performance in the Oxygen Reduction Reaction (ChemPlusChem 9/2020)

Abstract

The Cover Feature shows the controlled generation of micropores for electrocatalytic activity toward the oxygen reduction reaction. The pyrolysis of iron-containing polyanilines was controlled by the molecular weight (MW) difference of polyanilines to give pyrolyzed products with enhanced surface area. The obtained pyrolyzed product prepared from polyaniline with MW of 100,000 showed higher electrocatalytic activity in acidic media than that with MW of 5,000. More information can be found in the Communication by Y. Inada, T. Hirao, and co-workers (DOI: 10.1002/cplu.202000363).