Structure-dependent electrocatalytic properties of Cu2O nanocrystals for oxygen reduction reaction

Journal of Physical Chemistry C

Volumn 117, Issue 27, 2013, Pages 13872-13878

  Li, Qing ^a,b   Xu, Ping ^a,b   Zhang, Bin ^a   Tsai, Hsinhan ^b   Zheng, Shijian ^b   Wu, Gang ^b   Wang, Hsing Lin ^b  

^a HARBIN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (China)

^b LOS ALAMOS NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALKALINE ELECTROLYTES; ELECTROCATALYTIC ACTIVITY; ELECTROCATALYTIC PROPERTIES; KINETICS ANALYSIS; METHANOL TOLERANCE; OXYGEN REDUCTION REACTION; POLYVINYL PYRROLIDONE; PROLONGED REACTION;

ELECTROLYTIC REDUCTION; POLYETHYLENE GLYCOLS;

NANOCRYSTALS;

EID: 84880140467     PISSN: 19327447     EISSN: 19327455     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/jp403655y     Document Type: Article

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