Effect of pretreatment on Pt-Co/C cathode catalysts for the oxygen reduction reaction

International Journal of Hydrogen Energy

Volumn 35, Issue 8, 2010, Pages 3280-3286

  Fox, Elise B ^a   Colon Mercado, Hector R ^a  

^a SAVANNAH RIVER NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

Co; Oxygen reduction reaction; Proton exchange membrane fuel cell; Pt C; Rotating disk electrode

Indexed keywords

ACTIVE SURFACE AREA; CARBON CATALYSTS; CARBON SURFACE; CATHODE CATALYST; CO; COADDITION; FOUR ELECTRONS; LOW TEMPERATURE FUEL CELLS; METAL SALT; OXYGEN REDUCTION REACTION; PRE-TREATMENT; ROTATING DISK ELECTRODES; SODIUM BOROHYDRIDES; SUPPORTED PT;

CHEMICAL PLANTS; DISKS (STRUCTURAL COMPONENTS); ELECTROCATALYSTS; ELECTROLYTIC REDUCTION; MEMBRANES; NITRIC ACID; OXYGEN; PLATINUM; PLATINUM ALLOYS; PROTON EXCHANGE MEMBRANE FUEL CELLS (PEMFC); PROTONS; ROTATING DISKS; ROTATION; SURFACE TREATMENT; WHEELS;

CATALYST ACTIVITY;

EID: 77950300876     PISSN: 03603199     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijhydene.2010.01.078     Document Type: Article

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