Nitrogen and fluorine co-doped graphite nanofibers as high durable oxygen reduction catalyst in acidic media for polymer electrolyte fuel cells

Carbon

Volumn 93, Issue , 2015, Pages 130-142

  Peera, S Gouse ^a   Sahu, A K ^a   Arunchander, A ^a   Bhat, S D ^a   Karthikeyan, J ^a   Murugan, P ^a  

^a CENTRAL ELECTROCHEMICAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (India)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

CALCULATIONS; CATALYSTS; DENSITY FUNCTIONAL THEORY; DOPING (ADDITIVES); ELECTROCATALYSTS; ELECTROLYTES; ELECTROLYTIC REDUCTION; FLUORINE; FUEL CELLS; GRAPHENE; GRAPHITE; NANOFIBERS; NITROGEN; PROTON EXCHANGE MEMBRANE FUEL CELLS (PEMFC); SOLID ELECTROLYTES; X RAY PHOTOELECTRON SPECTROSCOPY;

FIRST-PRINCIPLES DENSITY FUNCTIONAL THEORY; GRAPHITE NANO FIBERS; METAL-FREE ELECTROCATALYSTS; OXYGEN REDUCTION CATALYSTS; OXYGEN REDUCTION REACTION; PEAK POWER DENSITIES; POLYMER ELECTROLYTE FUEL CELLS; STRUCTURAL TRANSFORMATION;

POLYELECTROLYTES;

EID: 84938561364     PISSN: 00086223     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.carbon.2015.05.002     Document Type: Article

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