A comparison of N-containing carbon nanostructures (CNx) and N-coordinated iron-carbon catalysts (FeNC) for the oxygen reduction reaction in acidic media

Journal of Catalysis

Volumn 317, Issue , 2014, Pages 30-43

  Singh, Deepika ^a   Tian, Juan ^a   Mamtani, Kuldeep ^a   King, Jesaiah ^a   Miller, Jeffrey T ^b   Ozkan, Umit S ^a  

^a Ohio State University   (United States)

^b ARGONNE NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

EXAFS; FeNC; ORR; SQUID; XANES

Indexed keywords

CARBON; CATALYST ACTIVITY; COORDINATION REACTIONS; ELECTROLYTIC REDUCTION; EXTENDED X RAY ABSORPTION FINE STRUCTURE SPECTROSCOPY; FUEL CELLS; MOLLUSCS; OPTICAL EMISSION SPECTROSCOPY; SHELLFISH; SQUIDS; TRANSITION METALS; X RAY PHOTOELECTRON SPECTROSCOPY;

EXAFS; FENC; ORR; XANES;

CHEMICAL RESISTANCE;

EID: 84903845978     PISSN: 00219517     EISSN: 10902694     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jcat.2014.05.025     Document Type: Article

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