Platinum monolayer electrocatalysts for anodic oxidation of alcohols

Journal of Physical Chemistry Letters

Volumn 3, Issue 23, 2012, Pages 3480-3485

  Li, Meng ^a   Liu, Ping ^a   Adzic, Radoslav R ^a  

^a BROOKHAVEN NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ETHANOL ELECTRO-OXIDATION; HIGH PRICE; LATERAL STRAIN; METHANOL ELECTROOXIDATION; MODEL CATALYSTS; NANOCATALYSTS; NANOPARTICLE SURFACE; ORGANIC MOLECULES; OXIDATION OF ALCOHOLS; OXIDATION OF METHANOL; PLATINUM MONOLAYERS; PT(111); THEORETICAL STUDY; THICK LAYERS;

ANODIC OXIDATION; ELECTROCATALYSTS; ELECTROOXIDATION; ETHANOL; METHANOL; MOLECULES; MONOLAYERS;

PLATINUM;

EID: 84870830637     PISSN: None     EISSN: 19487185     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/jz3016155     Document Type: Article

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