Effects of Pt coverage in Pt@PdCu5/C core-shell electrocatalysts on the oxygen reduction reaction and methanol tolerance

Journal of Physical Chemistry C

Volumn 117, Issue 8, 2013, Pages 3865-3873

  Cochell, Thomas ^a   Li, Wei ^a   Manthiram, Arumugam ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COPPER; CORE SHELL NANOPARTICLES; DIRECT METHANOL FUEL CELLS (DMFC); DISSOLUTION; ELECTROCATALYSTS; ELECTRODES; ELECTROLYTIC REDUCTION; METHANOL; METHANOL FUELS; OXYGEN; OXYGEN REDUCTION REACTION; PLATINUM; SHELLS (STRUCTURES); SUBSTITUTION REACTIONS; SYNTHESIS (CHEMICAL);

CARBON-SUPPORTED PT; CYCLIC VOLTAMMOGRAMS; GALVANIC DISPLACEMENT REACTIONS; MEMBRANE ELECTRODE ASSEMBLIES; METHANOL CONCENTRATION; METHANOL TOLERANCE; SINGLE CELL PERFORMANCE; SURFACE ENRICHMENT;

COPPER COMPOUNDS;

EID: 84874640178     PISSN: 19327447     EISSN: 19327455     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/jp3126522     Document Type: Article

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