CO adsorption behavior on decorated Pt@Au nanoelectrocatalysts: A combined experimental and DFT theoretical calculation Study

Journal of Physical Chemistry C

Volumn 116, Issue 5, 2012, Pages 3851-3856

  Yu, Yaolun ^a   Lim, Kok Hwa ^a   Wang, Jing Yuan ^b   Wang, Xin ^a  

^a Nanyang Technological University   (Singapore)

^b NANYANG TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY   (Singapore)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CO ADSORPTION; CO STRIPPING; DENSITY FUNCTIONAL THEORY CALCULATIONS; OXIDATION BEHAVIORS; PT ATOMS; SUBMONOLAYER; SURFACE COVERAGES; THEORETICAL CALCULATIONS; UNDERPOTENTIAL DEPOSITION;

ADSORPTION; ELECTROCATALYSTS;

PLATINUM;

EID: 84863173804     PISSN: 19327447     EISSN: 19327455     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/jp210851b     Document Type: Article

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