Properties of the hydrogen oxidation reaction on Pt/C catalysts at optimised high mass transport conditions and its relevance to the anode reaction in PEFCs and cathode reactions in electrolysers

Electrochimica Acta

Volumn 176, Issue , 2015, Pages 763-776

  Zalitis, C M ^a,b   Sharman, J ^b   Wright, E ^b   Kucernak, A R ^a  

^a IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b JOHNSON MATTHEY TECHNOLOGY CENTRE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CATALYSTS; CURVE FITTING; ELECTRODES; FUEL CELLS; HYDROGEN; PLATINUM; PLATINUM ALLOYS;

CATALYTIC PROPERTIES; FLOATING ELECTRODE TECHNIQUE; HYDROGEN CONCENTRATION; HYDROGEN EVOLUTION REACTIONS; HYDROGEN OXIDATION REACTION; HYDROGEN PARTIAL PRESSURES; PROTON CONCENTRATIONS; ULTRA-LOW CATALYST LOADINGS;

GAS ADSORPTION;

EID: 84939421911     PISSN: 00134686     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.electacta.2015.06.146     Document Type: Article

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