Perfluorosulfonic acid-functionalized Pt/graphene as a high-performance oxygen reduction reaction catalyst for proton exchange membrane fuel cells

Journal of Solid State Electrochemistry

Volumn 17, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 767-774

  Nam, Kwan Woo ^a   Song, Jongchan ^a   Oh, Keun Hwan ^a   Choo, Min Ju ^a   Park, Hyun Ah ^a   Park, Jung Ki ^a   Choi, Jang Wook ^a  

^a Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST)   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Durability; Graphene sheet; Oxygen reduction reaction; Perfluorosulfonic acid; Proton exchange membrane fuel cell

Indexed keywords

CARBON BLACK; CATALYST ACTIVITY; DISSOLUTION; DURABILITY; ELECTROLYTIC REDUCTION; GRAPHENE; OXYGEN; OXYGEN REDUCTION REACTION; PLATINUM;

ELECTROCHEMICAL ACTIVE SURFACE AREAS; FUNCTIONALIZATIONS; GRAPHENE SHEETS; LONG TERM DURABILITY; PERFLUOROSULFONIC ACID; PLATINUM NANO-PARTICLES; PROTON CONDUCTORS; TRIPLE PHASE BOUNDARY;

PROTON EXCHANGE MEMBRANE FUEL CELLS (PEMFC);

EID: 84878486951     PISSN: 14328488     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10008-012-1879-0     Document Type: Article

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