Electrooxidation of methanol at SnOx-Pt interface: A tunable activity of tin oxide nanoparticles

Journal of Physical Chemistry Letters

Volumn 3, Issue 22, 2012, Pages 3286-3290

  Zhou, Wei Ping ^a   An, Wei ^a   Su, Dong ^a   Palomino, Robert ^b   Liu, Ping ^a   White, Michael G ^a,b   Adzic, Radoslav R ^a  

^a BROOKHAVEN NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

^b STONY BROOK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACTIVITY ENHANCEMENT; CATALYTIC PERFORMANCE; DENSITY FUNCTIONAL THEORY CALCULATIONS; METHANOL OXIDATION REACTIONS; NANOSTRUCTURED TIN OXIDES; POLYCRYSTALLINE; PROMOTING EFFECT; PT ELECTROCATALYSTS; PT ELECTRODE; TIN OXIDE NANOPARTICLES;

BINDING ENERGY; CATALYST ACTIVITY; CHEMICAL PROPERTIES; DENSITY FUNCTIONAL THEORY; ELECTROCATALYSTS; ELECTROOXIDATION; FREE RADICALS; METHANOL; NANOPARTICLES; TIN; TIN OXIDES;

PLATINUM;

EID: 84869416669     PISSN: None     EISSN: 19487185     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/jz3015925     Document Type: Article

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