Cobalt and iron complexes with N-heterocyclic ligands as pyrolysis precursors for oxygen reduction catalysts

Electrochimica Acta

Volumn 174, Issue 1, 2015, Pages 66-77

  Roncaroli, Federico ^a,b   Dal Molin, Emiliano S ^a   Viva, Federico A ^a   Bruno, Mariano M ^a,c   Halac, Emilia B ^a,c  

^a CENTRO ATÓMICO CONSTITUYENTES   (Argentina)

^b UNIVERSIDAD DE BUENOS AIRES   (Argentina)

^c UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL DE SAN MARTÍN   (Argentina)

Author keywords

Fuel Cell; Non noble catalyst; ORR; Platinum free; Polymer electrolyte membrane

Indexed keywords

CARBON; CATALYST ACTIVITY; CATALYSTS; COBALT; COBALT COMPOUNDS; COPOLYMERS; ELECTROLYTIC REDUCTION; FUEL CELLS; IRON COMPOUNDS; LIGANDS; ORGANIC COMPOUNDS; PLATINUM; POLYELECTROLYTES; PROTON EXCHANGE MEMBRANE FUEL CELLS (PEMFC); PYROLYSIS; REDUCTION; X RAY PHOTOELECTRON SPECTROSCOPY;

2 ,4 ,6 TRI(2 PYRIDYL) S TRIAZINES; EXCHANGE CURRENT DENSITIES; MESOPOROUS CARBON MATERIALS; ORR; OXYGEN REDUCTION CATALYSTS; POLYMER ELECTROLYTE FUEL CELLS; POLYMER ELECTROLYTE MEMBRANES; TETRA (4 CARBOXYPHENYL)PORPHYRIN;

SOLID ELECTROLYTES;

EID: 84935915570     PISSN: 00134686     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.electacta.2015.05.136     Document Type: Article

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