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The catalytic activity of a templated catalyst material ͑Fe-N-C͒, prepared using FeCl 3 , pyrrole, and a mesoporous silica gel as template, was investigated. The oxygen reduction reaction activity of the catalyst material was measured using the rotating ring-disk electrode technique, revealing an onset potential of about 0.85 V vs a reversible hydrogen electrode. The catalytic activity of the prepared sample was also tested in a 5 cm 2 fuel cell for different catalyst loadings using oxygen or air atmospheres. Fuel cell polarization measurements were recorded at 75°C. The power densities varied between 0.032 and 0.095 W/cm 2 for different catalyst loadings when oxygen was used. In addition, durability tests were carried out by keeping the cell at 0.6 V for 16 h. The current densities decayed to about 25% of the initial value during this period. The results are compared to state-of-the-art results from the literature. The templated catalyst shows comparable activity to the best catalysts in the literature but its durability requires improvement.

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