Dissolution-resistant core-shell materials for acid medium oxygen reduction electrocatalysts

Journal of Physical Chemistry Letters

Volumn 1, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 724-728

  Ramírez Caballero, Gustavo E ^a   Balbuena, Perla B ^a,b  

^a Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering   (United States)

^b UNIVERSIDAD INDUSTRIAL DE SANTANDER   (Colombia)

Author keywords

Catalysis; Interfaces; Surfaces

Indexed keywords

ACID MEDIUM; ACTIVITY ENHANCEMENT; CORE-SHELL MATERIALS; DENSITY FUNCTIONAL THEORY CALCULATIONS; INTERFACES; INTERSTITIAL SITES; OXIDATIVE ACID; OXYGEN REDUCTION; POLYMER EXCHANGE MEMBRANE FUEL CELLS; SUBSURFACE LAYER; TRANSITION METAL ATOMS;

ACIDS; CATALYSIS; DENSITY FUNCTIONAL THEORY; DISSOLUTION; DURABILITY; ELECTROCATALYSTS; ELECTROLYSIS; ELECTROLYTIC REDUCTION; FUEL CELLS; METAL RECOVERY; OXYGEN; PLATINUM; SURFACE SEGREGATION; SURFACES; TRANSITION METALS;

PLATINUM ALLOYS;

EID: 77749242666     PISSN: None     EISSN: 19487185     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/jz1000165     Document Type: Article

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