Catalytic activity of highly durable Pt/CNT catalysts covered with hydrophobic silica layers for the oxygen reduction reaction in PEFCs

Journal of Physical Chemistry C

Volumn 118, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 774-783

  Takenaka, Sakae ^a,b   Miyamoto, Hiroaki ^a   Utsunomiya, Yutaka ^a   Matsune, Hideki ^a   Kishida, Masahiro ^a  

^a KYUSHU UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b JAPAN SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY AGENCY   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

METHYLTRIETHOXYSILANE; OXYGEN REDUCTION REACTION; POLYMER ELECTROLYTE FUEL CELLS; POTENTIAL CYCLING; PT CATALYSTS; SILICA COATINGS; SILICA LAYERS; TETRAETHOXYSILANES;

CATALYST ACTIVITY; CATHODES; COATINGS; DURABILITY; ELECTROLYTES; ELECTROLYTIC REDUCTION; FUNCTIONAL GROUPS; HYDROPHOBICITY; PLATINUM; PROTON EXCHANGE MEMBRANE FUEL CELLS (PEMFC);

SILICA;

EID: 84892716594     PISSN: 19327447     EISSN: 19327455     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/jp407928m     Document Type: Article

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