Analyzing the influence of H3PO4 as catalyst poison in high temperature PEM fuel cells using in-operando X-ray absorption spectroscopy

Journal of Physical Chemistry C

Volumn 117, Issue 12, 2013, Pages 6210-6217

  Kaserer, Sebastian ^a   Caldwell, Keegan M ^b   Ramaker, David E ^b   Roth, Christina ^a,c  

^a DARMSTADT UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Germany)

^b GEORGE WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c FREIE UNIVERSITÄT BERLIN   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADSORPTION GEOMETRIES; FUEL CELL CATHODES; FUEL CELL VOLTAGE; HIGH TEMPERATURE PEM FUEL CELLS; HIGH-TEMPERATURE POLYMER ELECTROLYTE FUEL CELLS; OXYGEN REDUCTION REACTION; POLYBENZIMIDAZOLE; PT NANOPARTICLES;

ADSORPTION; CATALYST POISONING; ELECTROLYTIC REDUCTION; NEGATIVE IONS; PHOSPHORIC ACID; PROTON EXCHANGE MEMBRANE FUEL CELLS (PEMFC); X RAY ABSORPTION SPECTROSCOPY;

PLATINUM;

EID: 84875715583     PISSN: 19327447     EISSN: 19327455     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/jp311924q     Document Type: Article

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