In situ Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy and on-line differential electrochemical mass spectrometry study of the NH3BH3 oxidation reaction on gold electrodes

Electrochimica Acta

Volumn 89, Issue , 2013, Pages 607-615

  Belen Molina Concha M ^a   Chatenet, Marian ^a   Lima, Fabio H B ^b   Ticianelli, Edson A ^b  

^a LEPMI   (France)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Alkaline medium; Ammonia borane oxidation reaction (ABOR); Direct borohydride fuel cells (DBFC); Gold electrodes; In situ Fourier transform IR spectroscopy (FTIR); On line electrochemical mass spectrometry (DEMS)

Indexed keywords

ALKALINE MEDIUM; ELECTROCHEMICAL MASS SPECTROMETRY; FOURIER TRANSFORM IR SPECTROSCOPY; GOLD ELECTRODES; OXIDATION REACTIONS;

AMMONIA; DIRECT BOROHYDRIDE FUEL CELLS (DBFC); FOURIER TRANSFORM INFRARED SPECTROSCOPY; GOLD; HYDROLYSIS; MASS SPECTROMETRY; ROTATING DISKS;

ELECTROCHEMICAL ELECTRODES;

EID: 84871396392     PISSN: 00134686     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.electacta.2012.11.027     Document Type: Article

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