ESR, XPS, and thin-film RRDE characterization of nano structured carbon materials for catalyst support in PEM fuel cells

Journal of Power Sources

Volumn 202, Issue , 2012, Pages 35-46

  Larsen, Mikkel Juul ^a,b   Skou, Eivind M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN DENMARK   (Denmark)

^b IRD Fuel Cells A/S   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Carbon electrocatalytic activity; Carbon nanostructure; Electron spin; Fuel cell electrode; Peroxide formation; Surface oxygen functionalization

Indexed keywords

CARBON NANOSTRUCTURE; ELECTROCATALYTIC ACTIVITY; ELECTRON SPIN; FUEL CELL ELECTRODE; PEROXIDE FORMATION; SURFACE OXYGEN FUNCTIONALIZATION;

CARBON BLACK; CATALYST SUPPORTS; CHARACTERIZATION; ELECTROLYTIC REDUCTION; ELECTRONS; ELECTROSPINNING; GRAPHITIZATION; HYDROGEN; MAGNETIC MOMENTS; MULTIWALLED CARBON NANOTUBES (MWCN); OXIDATION; OXYGEN; PROTON EXCHANGE MEMBRANE FUEL CELLS (PEMFC); SPIN DYNAMICS; X RAY PHOTOELECTRON SPECTROSCOPY;

ELECTRON SPIN RESONANCE SPECTROSCOPY;

EID: 84855787378     PISSN: 03787753     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jpowsour.2011.11.015     Document Type: Article

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