Interconnected Pt-nanodendrite/DNA/reduced-graphene-oxide hybrid showing remarkable oxygen reduction activity and stability

ACS Nano

Volumn 7, Issue 10, 2013, Pages 9223-9231

  Tiwari, Jitendra N ^a   Kemp, Kingsley Christian ^a   Nath, Krishna ^b   Tiwari, Rajanish N ^c   Nam, Hong Gil ^b   Kim, Kwang S ^a,d  

^a Pohang University of Science and Technology (POSTECH)   (South Korea)

^b Daegu Gyeongbuk Institute of Science and Technology   (South Korea)

^c TOYOTA TECHNOLOGICAL INSTITUTE   (Japan)

^d Ulsan National Institute of Science and Technology   (South Korea)

Author keywords

catalytic activity; DNA; fuel cells; oxygen reduction reaction; Pt nanodendrites

Indexed keywords

ELECTROCHEMICAL ENERGY; HALF-WAVE POTENTIAL; MORPHOLOGY AND SIZE; NANODENDRITES; OXYGEN REDUCTION; OXYGEN REDUCTION REACTION; RATE DETERMINING STEP; U.S. DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY;

DNA; ELECTROLYTIC REDUCTION; FUEL CELLS; GRAPHENE; PLATINUM;

CATALYST ACTIVITY;

EID: 84886993205     PISSN: 19360851     EISSN: 1936086X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/nn4038404     Document Type: Article

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