Sub-nanometer-resolution elemental mapping of "pt 3Co" nanoparticle catalyst degradation in proton-exchange membrane fuel cells

Journal of Physical Chemistry Letters

Volumn 3, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 161-166

  Carlton, Christopher E ^a   Chen, Shuo ^a   Ferreira, Paulo J ^b   Allard, Lawrence F ^c   Shao Horn, Yang ^a  

^a Massachusetts Institute of Technology Cambridge   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN   (United States)

^c OAK RIDGE NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALLOY NANOPARTICLE; COMPOSITIONAL CHANGES; ELEMENTAL MAPPING; NANOPARTICLE CATALYSTS; OXYGEN REDUCTION REACTION KINETICS; PT ALLOY; SCANNING TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPES; SPECIFIC ACTIVITY; SUBNANOMETER RESOLUTION;

ELECTROLYTIC REDUCTION; ENERGY DISPERSIVE SPECTROSCOPY; LEACHING; NANOPARTICLES; PLATINUM; PROTON EXCHANGE MEMBRANE FUEL CELLS (PEMFC); PROTONS; REACTION KINETICS; SHELLS (STRUCTURES); TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY;

PLATINUM ALLOYS;

EID: 84862923512     PISSN: None     EISSN: 19487185     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/jz2016022     Document Type: Article

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