Experimental and theoretical studies of fuel cell catalysts: Density functional theory calculations of H2 dissociation and CO chemisorption on fuel cell metal dimers

Journal of Molecular Catalysis A: Chemical

Volumn 119, Issue 1-3, 1997, Pages 223-233

  Mitchell, Philip C H ^a   Wolohan, Peter ^a   Thompsett, David ^b   Cooper, Susan J ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF READING   (United Kingdom)

^b JOHNSON MATTHEY TECHNOLOGY CENTRE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Alloy; Density functional theory; Electrocatalyst; Platinum

Indexed keywords

EID: 0030967404     PISSN: 13811169     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1381-1169(96)00486-4     Document Type: Article

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