Comment on “Non-PGM electrocatalysts for PEM fuel cells: effect of fluorination on the activity and stability of a highly active NC_Ar + NH 3 catalyst” by Gaixia Zhang, Xiaohua Yang, Marc Dubois, Michael Herraiz, Régis Chenitz, Michel Lefèvre, Mohamed Cherif, François Vidal, Vassili P. Glibin, Shuhui Sun and Jean-Pol Dodelet, Energy Environ. Sci. , 2019, 12 , 3015–3037, 10.1039/C9EE00867E
Proper kinetic and thermodynamic models are important in addressing durability as a major issue facing PGM-free ORR electrocatalysts.