Rational syntheses of core-shell Fe x @Pt nanoparticles for the study of electrocatalytic oxygen reduction reaction

Scientific Reports

Volumn 3, Issue , 2013, Pages

  Jang, Ji Hoon ^a   Lee, Eunjik ^a   Park, Jinwoo ^b   Kim, Gunn ^b   Hong, Suklyun ^b   Kwon, Young Uk ^a  

^a Sungkyunkwan University   (South Korea)

^b Sejong University   (South Korea)

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EID: 84885352801     PISSN: None     EISSN: 20452322     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/srep02872     Document Type: Article

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