Pt-Cd and Pt-Hg phases As high activity catalysts for methanol and formic acid oxidation

Journal of Physical Chemistry C

Volumn 114, Issue 29, 2010, Pages 12545-12553

  Ghosh, Tanushree ^a   Zhou, Qin ^a   Gregoire, John M ^a   Van Dover, R Bruce ^a   Disalvo, F J ^a  

^a Department of Obstetrics Gynecology   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACTIVITY CATALYSTS; CATALYST PHASIS; DOMAIN SIZE; ELECTROCHEMICAL ACTIVITIES; FORMIC ACID OXIDATION; HIGH ACTIVITY; INTERMETALLIC PHASIS; LOWER COST; METHANOL OXIDATION; STEP-BY-STEP;

CADMIUM ALLOYS; FORMIC ACID; MERCURY (METAL); METHANOL; OPTIMIZATION; ORGANIC ACIDS; OXIDATION; PLATINUM; PLATINUM ALLOYS;

CATALYST ACTIVITY;

EID: 77954946657     PISSN: 19327447     EISSN: 19327455     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/jp101175m     Document Type: Article

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