Reactivity of bimetallic nanoclusters toward the oxygen reduction in acid medium

Topics in Applied Physics

Volumn 113, Issue , 2009, Pages 509-532

  Balbuena, Perla B ^a   Wang, Yixuan ^a   Lamas, Eduardo J ^a   Calvo, Sergio R ^a   Agapito, Luis A ^a   Seminario, Jorge M ^a  

^a Texas AandM University   (United States)

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EID: 54049128886     PISSN: 03034216     EISSN: 14370859     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1007/978-0-387-78691-9_19     Document Type: Review

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