Nanocrystalline tungsten carbide (WC) synthesis/characterization and its possible application as a PEM fuel cell catalyst support

Electrochimica Acta

Volumn 61, Issue , 2012, Pages 198-206

  Zhu, Weimin ^a   Ignaszak, Anna ^a   Song, Chaojie ^a   Baker, Ryan ^a   Hui, Rob ^a   Zhang, Jiujun ^a   Nan, Feihong ^b   Botton, Gianluigi ^b   Ye, Siyu ^c   Campbell, Stephen ^d  

^a NATIONAL RESEARCH COUNCIL CANADA   (Canada)

^b MCMASTER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^c BALLARD POWER SYSTEMS   (Canada)

^d AFCC Automotive Fuel Cell Cooperation   (Canada)

Author keywords

Catalyst support; Oxygen reduction reaction; PEM fuel cells; Tungsten carbide

Indexed keywords

ACID SOLUTIONS; ACIDIC MEDIA; ELECTROCHEMICAL STABILITIES; ELECTRONIC CONDUCTIVITY; ELEVATED TEMPERATURE; FREE CARBON; HIGH SURFACE AREA; MASS ACTIVITY; NANOCRYSTALLINES; OXYGEN REDUCTION REACTION; PEM FUEL CELL; POTENTIAL CYCLING; PT-SUPPORTED CATALYSTS; ROTATING DISK ELECTRODES; SPECTROSCOPY MEASUREMENTS; X RAY PHOTONS;

CARBON BLACK; CATALYST SUPPORTS; ELECTROLYTIC REDUCTION; ELECTROOXIDATION; OXYGEN; PLATINUM; PROTON EXCHANGE MEMBRANE FUEL CELLS (PEMFC); ROTATING DISKS; SOLUBILITY; THERMODYNAMIC STABILITY; TUNGSTEN;

TUNGSTEN CARBIDE;

EID: 84855320092     PISSN: 00134686     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.electacta.2011.12.005     Document Type: Article

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