Effect of template size on the synthesis of mesoporous carbon spheresand their supported Fe-based ORR electrocatalysts

Electrochimica Acta

Volumn 108, Issue , 2013, Pages 814-819

  Zhang, Lei ^a   Kim, Jenny ^a   Dy, Eben ^a   Ban, Shuai ^a   Tsay, Keh Chyun ^a   Kawai, Hiroyuki ^b   Shi, Zheng ^a   Zhang, Jiujun ^a  

^a NATIONAL RESEARCH COUNCIL CANADA   (Canada)

^b TOYOTA MOTOR CORPORATION   (Japan)

Author keywords

Mesoporous carbon support; Non noble metal electrocatalysts; Oxygen reduction reaction; Proton exchange membrane (PEM) fuel cell; Template effect; Ultrasonic spray pyrolysis

Indexed keywords

CATALYST ACTIVITY; CATALYSTS; ELECTROCATALYSTS; ELECTROLYTIC REDUCTION; MESOPOROUS MATERIALS; PORE SIZE; PRECIOUS METALS; PROTON EXCHANGE MEMBRANE FUEL CELLS (PEMFC); SPRAY PYROLYSIS;

CATALYST DEPOSITION; MESOPOROUS CARBON; MESOPOROUS CARBON SUPPORTS; ORR ELECTROCATALYSTS; OXYGEN REDUCTION REACTION; SUPPORT MATERIALS; TEMPLATE EFFECTS; ULTRASONIC SPRAY PYROLYSIS;

CATALYST SUPPORTS;

EID: 84880894556     PISSN: 00134686     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.electacta.2013.07.037     Document Type: Article

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