Iron-Based catalysts with improved oxygen reduction activity in polymer electrolyte fuel cells

Science

Volumn 324, Issue 5923, 2009, Pages 71-74

  Lefèvre, Michel ^a   Proietti, Eric ^a   Jaouen, Frédéric ^a   Dodelet, Jean Pol ^a  

^a INSTITUT NATIONAL DE LA RECHERCHE SCIENTIFIQUE   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CATION; ELECTROLYTE; FUEL; IRON; OXYGEN; PHENANTHROLINE; PLATINUM; POLYMER;

AMMONIA; ARGON; CATALYST; FUEL CELL; GRAPHITE; IRON; OXYGEN; PLATINUM; PYROLYSIS; REDUCTION;

ARTICLE; CATALYST; ION TRANSPORT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PYROLYSIS; REDUCTION KINETICS;

EID: 64249099084     PISSN: 00368075     EISSN: 10959203     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1126/science.1170051     Document Type: Article

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