Analyzing structural changes of Fe-N-C cathode catalysts in PEM fuel cell by Mößbauer spectroscopy of complete membrane electrode assemblies

Journal of Physical Chemistry Letters

Volumn 5, Issue 21, 2014, Pages 3750-3756

  Kramm, Ulrike I ^a   Lefèvre, Michel ^b   Bogdanoff, Peter ^c   Schmeißer, Dieter ^a   Dodelet, Jean Pol ^d  

^a BRANDENBURG UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Germany)

^b Canetique Electrocatalysis Inc ^*  (Canada)

^c HAHN MEITNER INSTITUT   (Germany)

^d INRS EMT   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CARBON; CATALYSTS; CATHODES; GAMMA RAYS; IRON; IRON COMPOUNDS; IRON METALLOGRAPHY; NEUTRON ACTIVATION ANALYSIS; WATER ABSORPTION;

ABSORPTION PROBABILITIES; ACTIVITY DECAYS; CARBON OXIDATION; CATHODE CATALYST; CROSS-SECTIONAL IMAGING; ENERGY DISPERSIVE X-RAY; MEMBRANE ELECTRODE ASSEMBLIES; OXIDIZING TREATMENT;

PROTON EXCHANGE MEMBRANE FUEL CELLS (PEMFC);

EID: 84908609489     PISSN: None     EISSN: 19487185     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/jz501955g     Document Type: Article

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