Enhanced Pt/C catalyst stability using p-benzensulfonic acid functionalized carbon blacks as catalyst supports

Electrochimica Acta

Volumn 94, Issue , 2013, Pages 172-181

  Xu, Fan ^a   Wang, Mei Xian ^a   Sun, Lili ^a   Liu, Qi ^a   Sun, Hong Fang ^b   Stach, Eric A ^c   Xie, Jian ^a  

^a Indiana University Purdue University Indianapolis   (United States)

^b PURDUE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c BROOKHAVEN NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

Carbon; Catalyst; Corrosion; PEFC; Pt nanoparticles; RDE

Indexed keywords

ACCELERATED DURABILITY TESTS; PARTICLE DISTRIBUTIONS; PEFC; PERFORMANCE DECAY; POLYMER ELECTROLYTE FUEL CELLS; PT NANOPARTICLES; RDE; ROTATING DISK ELECTRODES;

CATALYST SUPPORTS; CATALYSTS; CORROSION; CORROSION RESISTANCE; DURABILITY; FUNCTIONAL GROUPS; NANOPARTICLES; PLATINUM; PROTON EXCHANGE MEMBRANE FUEL CELLS (PEMFC); ROTATING DISKS;

CARBON;

EID: 84875202586     PISSN: 00134686     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.electacta.2013.01.097     Document Type: Article

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