Carbothermal synthesis of titanium oxycarbide as electrocatalyst support with high oxygen evolution reaction activity

Journal of Materials Research

Volumn 28, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 454-460

  Huang, Kan ^a   Li, Yunfeng ^a   Xing, Yangchuan ^b  

^a University of Missouri Rolla   (United States)

^b University of Missouri   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BI-FUNCTIONAL CATALYSTS; CARBON LAYERS; CARBON SOURCE; CARBOTHERMAL SYNTHESIS; DEGUSSA P25; DIFFRACTION PEAKS; ELECTROCATALYST SUPPORT; LOW TEMPERATURES; OXYGEN EVOLUTION REACTION; OXYGEN REDUCTION AND EVOLUTION; REACTION ACTIVITY; TIO; TITANIUM OXYCARBIDE;

BINDING ENERGY; CARBON; CARBOTHERMAL REDUCTION; ELECTROCATALYSTS; ELECTROLYTIC REDUCTION; OXYGEN; PHOTOELECTRONS; SINTERING; TITANIUM; TITANIUM CARBIDE; X RAY DIFFRACTION; X RAY PHOTOELECTRON SPECTROSCOPY;

TITANIUM DIOXIDE;

EID: 84873321162     PISSN: 08842914     EISSN: 20445326     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1557/jmr.2012.353     Document Type: Article

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