The effects of ruthenium-oxidation states on Ru dissolution in PtRu thin-film electrodes

Journal of Materials Research

Volumn 24, Issue 9, 2009, Pages 2762-2766

  Park, Yejun ^a   Lee, Byungjoo ^a   Kim, Chunjoong ^a   Oh, Yuhong ^a   Nam, Seunghoon ^a   Park, Byungwoo ^a  

^a Seoul National University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

METHANOL OXIDATION; NORMAL HYDROGEN ELECTRODES; OXIDATION ACTIVITIES; OXIDATION STATE; PTRU ALLOY; THIN-FILM ELECTRODE;

ANODIC OXIDATION; DISSOLUTION; ELECTRODES; HYDROGEN; METHANOL; PLATINUM ALLOYS; RUTHENIUM; THIN FILM DEVICES;

RUTHENIUM ALLOYS;

EID: 70350136625     PISSN: 08842914     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1557/jmr.2009.0331     Document Type: Article

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