Tuning the catalytic activity of Ag(110)-supported Fe phthalocyanine in the oxygen reduction reaction

Nature Materials

Volumn 11, Issue 11, 2012, Pages 970-977

  Sedona, F ^a   Di Marino, M ^a   Forrer, D ^a,b   Vittadini, A ^a,b,c   Casarin, M ^a,b,c   Cossaro, A ^d   Floreano, L ^d   Verdini, A ^d   Sambi, M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PADOVA   (Italy)

^b CR instm'Village'   (Italy)

^c CNR   (Italy)

^d LABORATORIO TASC   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CATALYST ACTIVITY; CATALYTIC OXIDATION; DENSITY FUNCTIONAL THEORY; ELECTROLYTIC REDUCTION; FUEL CELLS; MOLECULES; NITROGEN COMPOUNDS; SCANNING TUNNELING MICROSCOPY; SILVER; SURFACE REACTIONS; TEMPERATURE; X RAY ABSORPTION SPECTROSCOPY;

ADSORPTION GEOMETRIES; CATALYTIC EFFICIENCIES; CATHODIC COMPARTMENTS; EXPERIMENTAL EVIDENCE; IRON PHTHALOCYANINES; LOW TEMPERATURE FUEL CELLS; OXYGEN REDUCTION REACTION; SUPRAMOLECULAR ARRANGEMENT;

X RAY PHOTOELECTRON SPECTROSCOPY;

EID: 84867868540     PISSN: 14761122     EISSN: 14764660     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/nmat3453     Document Type: Article

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