Al 13 @Pt 42 core-shell cluster for oxygen reduction reaction

Scientific Reports

Volumn 4, Issue , 2014, Pages

  Xiao, B B ^a   Zhu, Y F ^a   Lang, X Y ^a   Wen, Z ^a   Jiang, Q ^a  

^a Jilin University   (China)

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EID: 84902135928     PISSN: None     EISSN: 20452322     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/srep05205     Document Type: Article

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