Nitrogen doping of graphene nanoflakes by thermal plasma as catalyst for oxygen reduction in Proton Exchange Membrane fuel cells

Proceedings of the IEEE Conference on Nanotechnology

Volumn , Issue , 2012, Pages

  Binny, Dustin M ^a   Meunier, Jean Luc ^a   Berk, Dimitrios ^a  

^a MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

CARBON NANOMATERIALS; FUNCTIONALIZED; HIGH TEMPERATURE; INDUCTIVELY-COUPLED; NANOFLAKES; NITROGEN-DOPING; OPERATING LIFE; OXYGEN REDUCTION; PLASMA CONDITIONS; POST TREATMENT; PT CATHODE; THERMAL PLASMA;

CATALYSTS; ELECTROLYTIC REDUCTION; ELECTROMAGNETIC INDUCTION; GRAPHENE; METHANE; NANOTECHNOLOGY; NITROGEN; PLATINUM; PROTON EXCHANGE MEMBRANE FUEL CELLS (PEMFC);

NITROGEN PLASMA;

EID: 84869158493     PISSN: 19449399     EISSN: 19449380     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1109/NANO.2012.6322208     Document Type: Conference Paper

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