Tailoring the electronic structure of nanoelectrocatalysts induced by a surface-capping organic molecule for the oxygen reduction reaction

Journal of Physical Chemistry Letters

Volumn 4, Issue 8, 2013, Pages 1304-1309

  Chung, Young Hoon ^a   Chung, Dong Young ^a   Jung, Namgee ^b   Sung, Yung Eun ^a  

^a Seoul National University   (South Korea)

^b Korea Institute of Science and Technology   (South Korea)

Author keywords

anion adsorption; d band structure; electrocatalyst; oleylamine; platinum

Indexed keywords

ANION ADSORPTION; ELECTROCHEMICAL ACTIVITIES; ELECTROCHEMICALLY ACTIVE SURFACE AREAS; MODIFIED ELECTRODES; OLEYLAMINE; ORGANIC MOLECULES; OXYGEN REDUCTION REACTION; PLATINUM NANO-PARTICLES;

BAND STRUCTURE; DESIGN; ELECTROCATALYSTS; ELECTROLYTIC REDUCTION; ELECTRONIC STRUCTURE; NANOPARTICLES; PLATINUM;

MOLECULES;

EID: 84876549980     PISSN: None     EISSN: 19487185     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/jz400574f     Document Type: Article

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