Investigation of the oxygen reduction reaction on Pt-WC/C electrocatalysts in alkaline media

Electrochimica Acta

Volumn 106, Issue , 2013, Pages 453-459

  Garcia, Amanda C ^a   Ticianelli, Edson A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Alkaline fuel cell; In situ XANES; Oxygen reduction reaction; PtWC C electrocatalysts

Indexed keywords

ALKALINE FUEL CELLS; CARBON; CATALYST ACTIVITY; CATALYSTS; CYCLIC VOLTAMMETRY; ELECTROCATALYSTS; ELECTROLYTES; ELECTROLYTIC REDUCTION; OXYGEN; PLATINUM; REDUCTION; X RAY ABSORPTION; X RAY ABSORPTION NEAR EDGE STRUCTURE SPECTROSCOPY;

ALKALINE ELECTROLYTES; CATALYST LAYERS; ELECTROCHEMICAL METHODS; HIGH SURFACE AREA; OXYGEN REDUCTION REACTION; ROTATING RING-DISK ELECTRODE; SITU XANES; STEADY STATE POLARIZATION;

TUNGSTEN CARBIDE;

EID: 84879478579     PISSN: 00134686     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.electacta.2013.05.128     Document Type: Article

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