Oxygen reduction(OR)on Teflon-bonded carbon electrodes with manganese oxide as catalyst in 6 mol/L KOH solution was investigated using AC impedance spectroscopy combined with other techniques. For OR at this electrode, the Tafel slope is-0.084V/dec and the apparent exchange current density is (1.02-3.0)×10-7 A/cm2. In the presence of manganese oxide on carbon electrode,the couple Mn3+/Mn4+ reacts with the O2 adsorbed on carbon sites forming O2- radicals and acceletes the dismutation of O2-, which contributes to the catalytic effect of manganese oxide for OR reaction.