Reaction pathway for oxygen reduction on FeN4 embedded graphene

Journal of Physical Chemistry Letters

Volumn 5, Issue 3, 2014, Pages 452-456

  Kattel, Shyam ^a   Wang, Guofeng ^a  

^a University of Pittsburgh   (United States)

Author keywords

activation energy; binding energy; catalyst; density functional theory; nudged elastic band method

Indexed keywords

DISSOCIATION PATHWAYS; DISSOCIATION REACTIONS; ELEMENTARY REACTION; FIRST-PRINCIPLES CALCULATION; NUDGED ELASTIC BAND METHODS; RATE DETERMINING STEP; REACTION PATHWAYS; THEORETICAL STUDY;

ACTIVATION ENERGY; BINDING ENERGY; CALCULATIONS; CATALYSTS; DENSITY FUNCTIONAL THEORY; DISSOCIATION; ELECTROLYTIC REDUCTION; WETLANDS;

GRAPHENE;

EID: 84893840608     PISSN: None     EISSN: 19487185     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/jz402717r     Document Type: Article

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