The role of niobium oxide as a surface catalyst for hydrogen absorption

Journal of Catalysis

Volumn 235, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 353-358

  Borgschulte, A ^a   Rector, J H ^a   Dam, B ^a   Griessen, R ^a   Zuttel A ^a,b  

^a VU UNIVERSITY AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

^b UNIVERSITY OF FRIBOURG   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Catalysis; Hydrogen absorption; Hydrogenography; Niobium oxide; Surface structure

Indexed keywords

ABSORPTION; ACTIVATION ENERGY; CATALYSIS; DISSOCIATION; ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; HYDROGEN; REACTION KINETICS; SCANNING TUNNELING MICROSCOPY; SURFACE STRUCTURE;

HYDROGEN ABSORPTION; HYDROGENOGRAPHY; NIOBIUM OXIDE;

NIOBIUM COMPOUNDS;

EID: 26444609168     PISSN: 00219517     EISSN: 10902694     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jcat.2005.08.018     Document Type: Article

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