The electrochemical oxygen reduction reaction (ORR) is a central process of various energy conversion systems. Yet, searching non‐noble‐metal electrocatalysts with superior ORR performance is still a great challenge. Herein, CeO2‐loaded Fe−N/C catalysts (Fe−N/C−CeO2) were prepared through a facile hydrothermal and pyrolysis method for enhanced ORR properties. The proper amount of CeO2 can induce the anchoring of N species during the pyrolysis process, and increase the N‐containing active sites such as Fe−Nx. Moreover, CeO2 nanoparticles are capable of rapidly reducing the H2O2 intermediate in ORR, further boosting the durability of the catalyst. Consequently, the Fe−N/C−CeO2 (1 %) catalyst delivers prominent ORR performance with a half‐wave potential of 0.862 V and a diffusion limiting current density of 5.51 mA cm−2 in 0.1 M KOH, which is superior than that of the Fe−N/C catalyst, and even comparable to that of commercial Pt/C catalyst. Furthermore, the long‐term stability test of Fe−N/C−CeO2 (1 %) shows a negative shift of just 18 mV of the half‐wave potential after 10000 cycles, which is much smaller than that of the Fe−N/C sample.
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