Effect of subsurface vacancies on oxygen reduction reaction activity of Pt-based alloys

Journal of Physical Chemistry C

Volumn 116, Issue 27, 2012, Pages 14414-14422

  Callejas Tovar, Rafael ^a   Balbuena, Perla B ^a,b  

^a Texas AandM University   (United States)

^b TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACID MEDIUM; ACTIVITY ENHANCEMENT; DEALLOYING; ELECTRONIC EFFECTS; OXIDATIVE CONDITIONS; OXYGEN REDUCTION REACTION; POROUS STRUCTURES; SUBSURFACE LAYER; TRIMETALLIC;

BINDING ENERGY; DENSITY FUNCTIONAL THEORY; ELECTROLYTIC REDUCTION; IRIDIUM; MONOLAYERS; PALLADIUM; PLATINUM;

PLATINUM ALLOYS;

EID: 84863814416     PISSN: 19327447     EISSN: 19327455     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/jp303135j     Document Type: Article

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