Efficient electro-oxidation of water near its Reversible potential by a mesoporous IrO x nanoparticle film

Journal of Physical Chemistry C

Volumn 113, Issue 30, 2009, Pages 12958-12961

  Nakagawa, Takaaki ^a   Beasley, Christopher A ^a   Murray, Royce W ^a  

^a University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CURRENT EFFICIENCY; ELECTROCHEMICAL SOLAR CELLS; GLASSY CARBON ELECTRODES; MESOPOROUS; MESOPOROUS FILMS; NANOPARTICLE FILMS; NANOPARTICLE SOLUTIONS; OVER POTENTIAL; REVERSIBLE POTENTIAL; WATER OXIDATION;

ELECTRODES; FLOCCULATION; GLASS MEMBRANE ELECTRODES; IRIDIUM; METALLIC FILMS; OXIDATION;

NANOPARTICLES;

EID: 68349083429     PISSN: 19327447     EISSN: 19327455     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/jp9060076     Document Type: Article

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