Enhancing the catalytic performance of Pt/C catalysts using steam-etched carbon blacks as a catalyst support

Carbon

Volumn 49, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 256-265

  Wang, Mei Xian ^a   Xu, Fan ^a   Liu, Qi ^a   Sun, Hong Fang ^b   Cheng, Rui Hua ^c   He, Hao ^a   Stach, Eric A ^b   Xie, Jian ^a  

^a Indiana University Purdue University Indianapolis   (United States)

^b PURDUE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c INDIANA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CATALYTIC PERFORMANCE; ELECTROCHEMICALLY ACTIVE SURFACE AREAS; ETCHING TECHNIQUE; MASS ACTIVITY; OXYGEN REDUCTION REACTION; POLYMER ELECTROLYTE FUEL CELLS; PT CATALYSTS; PT NANOPARTICLES; PT/C CATALYSTS; TEM;

CARBON BLACK; CATALYST ACTIVITY; ELECTROLYTIC REDUCTION; ETCHING; FUEL CELLS; OXYGEN; PLATINUM; STEAM; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY;

CATALYST SUPPORTS;

EID: 78049529922     PISSN: 00086223     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.carbon.2010.09.013     Document Type: Article

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