Preparation and characterization of Pt/WC catalyst for oxygen reduction at gas-diffusion electrode

Huagong Xuebao/CIESC Journal

Volumn 60, Issue 10, 2009, Pages 2633-2639

  Ma, Chun'an ^a   Huang, Yun ^a   Zhu, Yinghong ^a   Chen, Zhaoyang ^a   Lin, Wenfeng ^b  

^a ZHEJIANG UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (China)

^b QUEEN'S UNIVERSITY BELFAST   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

AC impedance; Oxygen reduction; Oxygen diffusion electrode; Pt WC; Tungsten carbide

Indexed keywords

AC IMPEDANCE; ACID SOLUTIONS; CATALYTIC MECHANISMS; CATALYTIC PROPERTIES; CONTROLLED CONDITIONS; GAS DIFFUSION ELECTRODES; GAS-DIFFUSION ELECTRODE; GAS-SOLID REACTION; INITIAL POTENTIAL; META-TUNGSTATE; METAL PARTICLE; OXYGEN REDUCTION; OXYGEN REDUCTION REACTION; POLARISATION; PT/WC; SEM; XRD;

AMMONIUM COMPOUNDS; CATALYSIS; CATALYSTS; DIFFUSION IN GASES; ELECTRIC IMPEDANCE; ELECTROLYTIC REDUCTION; MAGNETIC TAPE; OXYGEN; PLATINUM; PLATINUM ALLOYS; TUNGSTEN;

TUNGSTEN CARBIDE;

EID: 70350597645     PISSN: 04381157     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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