Enhanced oxygen reduction activity of platinum monolayer on gold nanoparticles

Journal of Physical Chemistry Letters

Volumn 2, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 67-72

  Shao, Minhua ^a   Peles, Amra ^b   Shoemaker, Krista ^a   Gummalla, Mallika ^b   Njoki, Peter N ^c   Luo, Jin ^c   Zhong, Chuan Jian ^c  

^a UTC Power   (United States)

^b UNITED TECHNOLOGIES RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

^c BINGHAMTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Catalysis; Interfaces; Surfaces

Indexed keywords

ACTIVITY ENHANCEMENT; AU NANOPARTICLE; AU(1 1 1 ); COMPRESSIVE STRAIN; DENSITY FUNCTIONAL THEORY CALCULATIONS; GOLD NANOPARTICLES; INTERFACES; OXYGEN BINDING; OXYGEN REDUCTION; PLATINUM MONOLAYERS; PT(111); PT/C CATALYSTS;

BINDING ENERGY; CATALYSIS; CATALYST ACTIVITY; DENSITY FUNCTIONAL THEORY; ELECTROLYTIC REDUCTION; GOLD; MONOLAYERS; NANOPARTICLES; OXYGEN; PALLADIUM; PLATINUM;

SINGLE CRYSTAL SURFACES;

EID: 78751676707     PISSN: None     EISSN: 19487185     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/jz1015789     Document Type: Article

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