The electrochemical properties of a lithium air secondary battery (LAB) cell incorporating CMK-3 or carbon replica (CR) as a highly ordered mesoporous carbon support material were examined under the condition of a current density of 0.1 mA/cm
2 with a voltage range of 2.0 to 4.2 V in a dry air atmosphere. The first discharge capacities of the LAB cell incorporating Pt
10Ru
90 electrocatalyst/CMK-3 and CR were 103 and 1000 mAh/g, respectively. The cycle properties of the LAB cell incorporating Pt
10Ru
90 electrocatalyst/CMK-3 was poor; in contrast, the one incorporating CR showed better cycle stability (828 mAh/g up to 9 cycles). These superior properties with CR are due to its larger surface area and larger total pore volume than those of CMK-3.
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