Tri-metallic transition metal-nitrogen-carbon catalysts derived bysacrificial support method synthesis

Electrochimica Acta

Volumn 109, Issue , 2013, Pages 433-439

  Serov, Alexey ^a   Robson, Michael H ^a   Smolnik, Mayat ^a   Atanassov, Plamen ^a  

^a University of New Mexico   (United States)

Author keywords

Cathode; Fuel cell; Mixed metals; Non PGM catalysts; ORR

Indexed keywords

CARBON; CATALYST ACTIVITY; CATALYSTS; CATHODES; ELECTRODES; ELECTROLYTIC REDUCTION; FUEL CELLS; MANGANESE; METALS; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; TRANSITION METALS;

4-AMINOANTIPYRINE; MECHANISTIC STUDIES; METALLIC TRANSITION; MIXED-METALS; NON-PGM CATALYSTS; OXYGEN REDUCTION CATALYSTS; REDUCTION REACTION; ROTATING RING-DISK ELECTRODE;

CATALYST SUPPORTS;

EID: 84881487931     PISSN: 00134686     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.electacta.2013.07.104     Document Type: Article

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