Improving the ethanol oxidation activity of Pt-Mn alloys through the use of additives during deposition

Catalysts

Volumn 5, Issue 3, 2015, Pages 1016-1033

  Ghavidel, Mohammadreza Zamanzad ^a   Bradley Easton, E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ONTARIO INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Additive; Catalysts; Direct alcohol fuel cell; Ethanol oxidation; Heat treatment; PEM fuel cell; Pt Mn alloy

Indexed keywords

EID: 84937401562     PISSN: None     EISSN: 20734344     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3390/catal5031016     Document Type: Article

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