A bio-analogous electrode consisting of a segment of single strand DNA-Zn porphyrin-Pt on carbon has been designed and fabricated. The system shows good oxygen reduction reaction activity even at as low as 1 wt.% Pt.

A. V. Prakash

P. Indra Neel

B. Viswanathair

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Journal	Indian Journal of Chemistry - Section A Inorganic, Physical, Theoretical and Analytical Chemistry
ISSN	03764710
Open Access	No