Influence of metal precursors on the catalytic activity and structure of non-precious metal electrocatalysts for oxygen reduction reaction

International Journal of Hydrogen Energy

Volumn 37, Issue 17, 2012, Pages 13219-13226

  Zhang, Hui Juan ^a,b   Kong, Hai Chuan ^b   Yuan, Xianxia ^b   Jiang, Qi Zhong ^b   Yang, Junhe ^a   Ma, Zi Feng ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SHANGHAI FOR SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (China)

^b SHANGHAI JIAO TONG UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Fe and Co; Metal precursors; Non precious metal catalysts; Oxygen reduction reaction; Triethylenetetramine (TETA) chelate

Indexed keywords

3D TRANSITION METALS; ACID ELECTROLYTES; ACIDIC ELECTROLYTES; CARBON SURFACE; CO-BASED CATALYSTS; ELECTROCATALYTIC ACTIVITY; ELECTROCHEMICAL TECHNIQUES; METAL CHLORIDES; METAL PRECURSOR; NON-PRECIOUS METAL CATALYSTS; NON-PRECIOUS METALS; OXYGEN REDUCTION REACTION; REDUCTION OF OXYGEN; TRIETHYLENETETRAMINE;

CARBON; CHELATION; CHLORINE COMPOUNDS; ELECTROCATALYSTS; ELECTROLYTES; ELECTROLYTIC REDUCTION; PHOTOELECTRONS; PRECIOUS METALS; TRANSITION METALS; X RAY DIFFRACTION; X RAY PHOTOELECTRON SPECTROSCOPY;

CATALYST ACTIVITY;

EID: 84864979204     PISSN: 03603199     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijhydene.2012.03.049     Document Type: Article

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