“…All the Co-Mn-i (i = 2, 7, 12 and 14) samples display three H 2 consumption peaks. The first peaks (243-269 °C) belong to the transformation of MnO 2 → Mn 2 O 3 , 50,51 the second peaks are related to the superposition reduction of Mn 2 O 3 → Mn 3 O 4 and Co 3+ → Co 2+ , 4,8,23 while the high-temperature peak ranging from 371 °C to 482 °C corresponds to Co 2+ → Co 0 and Mn 3 O 4 → MnO. 23,52 Co-Mn-12 exhibits a reduction peak at the lowest temperature, illustrating its better reducibility.…”