Onset potential determination at gas-evolving catalysts by means of constant-distance mode positioning of nanoelectrodes

Electrochimica Acta

Volumn 179, Issue , 2015, Pages 38-44

  Botz, Alexander J R ^a   Nebel, Michaela ^b   Rincón, Rosalba A ^a   Ventosa, Edgar ^a   Schuhmann, Wolfgang ^a  

^a RUHR UNIVERSITY BOCHUM   (Germany)

^b Sensolytics GmbH   (Germany)

Author keywords

microcavity electrode; OER; perovskites; scanning electrochemical microscopy; shearforce based constant distance mode

Indexed keywords

CATALYSTS; ELECTROCATALYSIS; ELECTROCATALYSTS; ELECTRODES; MICROCAVITIES; PEROVSKITE; REDOX REACTIONS; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; SCANNING PROBE MICROSCOPY; VOLTAGE REGULATORS;

CATALYTIC PERFORMANCE; CONSTANT-DISTANCE MODES; ELECTROCATALYTIC REACTIONS; GAS-EVOLVING ELECTRODES; INHERENT LIMITATIONS; MODIFIED ELECTRODE SURFACES; OER; SCANNING ELECTROCHEMICAL MICROSCOPY;

ELECTROCHEMICAL ELECTRODES;

EID: 84938862264     PISSN: 00134686     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.electacta.2015.04.145     Document Type: Article

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