CeO2 nanocubes-graphene oxide as durable and highly active catalyst support for proton exchange membrane fuel cell

Scientific Reports

Volumn 4, Issue , 2014, Pages

  Lei, M ^a   Wang, Z B ^b,c   Li, J S ^b   Tang, H L ^b   Liu, W J ^a   Wang, Y G ^a  

^a BEIJING UNIVERSITY OF POSTS AND TELECOMMUNICATIONS   (China)

^b WUHAN UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (China)

^c KARLSRUHE INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Germany)

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EID: 84923530022     PISSN: None     EISSN: 20452322     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/srep07415     Document Type: Article

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