Fabrication using high-energy ball-milling technique and characterization of Pt-Co electrocatalysts for oxygen reduction in polymer electrolyte fuel cells

Journal of Fuel Cell Science and Technology

Volumn 2, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 171-178

  Pharkya, Pallavi ^a,c   Alfantazi, Akram ^a   Farhat, Zoheir ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

^b BRITISH COLUMBIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Canada)

^c Department of Materials Engineering ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

Ball milling; Lixiviation; Oxygen reduction reaction; Polymer electrolyte membrane fuel cells

Indexed keywords

BALL MILLING; CATALYSTS; CHARACTERIZATION; CRYSTAL MICROSTRUCTURE; CYCLIC VOLTAMMETRY; OXYGEN; PLATINUM ALLOYS; REDUCTION; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; X RAY DIFFRACTION; X RAY PHOTOELECTRON SPECTROSCOPY;

ELECTROCATALYSTS; LIXIVIATION; OXYGEN REDUCTION REACTION; POLYMER ELECTROLYTE MEMBRANE FUEL CELLS;

FUEL CELLS;

EID: 26444474139     PISSN: 1550624X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1115/1.1895985     Document Type: Article

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