Processing and functionalization of conductive substoichiometric TiO 2 catalyst supports for PEM fuel cell applications

Journal of Materials Research

Volumn 28, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 461-467

  Phillips, Richard ^a   O'Toole, Alexander ^a   He, Xiaoli ^a   Hansen, Robin ^a   Geer, Robert ^a   Eisenbraun, Eric ^a  

^a STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANODIC ALUMINUM OXIDE TEMPLATE; FUNCTIONALIZATIONS; HIGH ASPECT RATIO; PEM FUEL CELL; PLASMA-ENHANCED ATOMIC LAYER DEPOSITION; POST-DEPOSITION; SILICON NANOWIRES; TIO;

ANODIC OXIDATION; ASPECT RATIO; ATOMIC LAYER DEPOSITION; NANOWIRES; PLATINUM; PROTON EXCHANGE MEMBRANE FUEL CELLS (PEMFC);

TITANIUM DIOXIDE;

EID: 84873316789     PISSN: 08842914     EISSN: 20445326     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1557/jmr.2012.324     Document Type: Article

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