A class of non-precious metal composite catalysts for fuel cells

Nature

Volumn 443, Issue 7107, 2006, Pages 63-66

  Bashyam, Rajesh ^a   Zelenay, Piotr ^a  

^a LOS ALAMOS NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CATALYST ACTIVITY; COMPOSITE MATERIALS; ELECTROCHEMISTRY; FUEL CELLS; HYDROGEN; OPTIMIZATION; POLYELECTROLYTES;

METAL COMPOSITE CATALYSTS; PLATINUM-BASED CATALYSTS; POLYMER ELECTROLYTE FUEL CELLS (PEFC);

CATALYSTS;

FUEL; PLATINUM;

CATALYSIS; ELECTRICITY; ELECTROCHEMICAL METHOD; ELECTRODE; METAL; PLATINUM;

ARTICLE; BIOCATALYST; CATALYSIS; CHEMICAL STRUCTURE; ELECTRICITY; ELECTROCHEMICAL ANALYSIS; MEDICAL RESEARCH; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 33748435774     PISSN: 00280836     EISSN: 14764687     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/nature05118     Document Type: Article

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