Tuning the electrochemical interface of Ag/C electrodes in alkaline media with metallophthalocyanine molecules

Journal of Physical Chemistry C

Volumn 117, Issue 8, 2013, Pages 4006-4017

  Guo, Junsong ^a   Zhou, Jie ^a   Chu, Deryn ^b   Chen, Rongrong ^a  

^a INDIANA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b U S ARMY RESEARCH LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BINDING SITES; CATALYSTS; ELECTROLYTES; MOLECULES; TRANSITION METALS;

ALKALINE ELECTROLYTES; BINDING STRENGTH; CATHODE CATALYST; ELECTROCHEMICAL INTERFACE; KINETIC CURRENTS; METALLOPHTHALOCYANINES; METALPHTHALOCYANINES; STRUCTURAL MODELING;

ELECTROCHEMICAL ELECTRODES;

EID: 84874596629     PISSN: 19327447     EISSN: 19327455     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/jp310655y     Document Type: Article

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