Performance of silver nanoparticles in the catalysis of the oxygen reduction reaction in neutral media: Efficiency limitation due to hydrogen peroxide escape

Nano Research

Volumn 6, Issue 7, 2013, Pages 511-524

  Neumann, Christopher C M ^a   Laborda, Eduardo ^a   Tschulik, Kristina ^a   Ward, Kristopher R ^a   Compton, Richard G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

fuel cells; hydrogen peroxide escape; nanoelectrocatalysis; oxygen reduction reaction; silver nanoparticles

Indexed keywords

EID: 84880180256     PISSN: 19980124     EISSN: 19980000     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12274-013-0328-4     Document Type: Article

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