Microwave synthesis of high activity FeSe2/C catalyst toward oxygen reduction reaction

Catalysts

Volumn 5, Issue 3, 2015, Pages 1079-1091

  Zheng, Qiaoling ^a   Cheng, Xuan ^a   Li, Hengyi ^a  

^a XIAMEN UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Electrocatalytic activity; Fuel cells; Iron selenide catalysts; Oxygen reduction reaction

Indexed keywords

EID: 84937409926     PISSN: None     EISSN: 20734344     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3390/catal5031079     Document Type: Article

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