RuSe Electrocatalysts and Single Wall Carbon Nanohorns Supports for the Oxygen Reduction Reaction

Journal of Fuel Cell Science and Technology

Volumn 12, Issue 2, 2015, Pages

  Morawa Eblagon, Katarzyna ^a   Brandaõ, Lúcia ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PORTO   (Portugal)

^b INSTITUTO SUPERIOR DE ENGENHARIA DO PORTO   (Portugal)

Author keywords

carbon corrosion resistance; oxygen reduction reaction; preparation of electrocatalysts; ruthenium selenium electrocatalysts; SWNH

Indexed keywords

ANNEALING; CALCINATION; CARBON BLACK; CATALYSTS; CORROSION; CORROSION RESISTANCE; CRYSTAL STRUCTURE; ELECTROCATALYSTS; ELECTROCHEMICAL ELECTRODES; ELECTRODES; ELECTROLYSIS; ELECTROLYTIC REDUCTION; NANOHORNS; OXYGEN; PARTICLE SIZE; PLATINUM; PYRITES; REDUCTION; SELENIUM;

ANNEALING TEMPERATURES; CARBON CORROSION; ELECTROCHEMICAL SURFACE AREA; ORR ELECTROCATALYSTS; OXYGEN REDUCTION REACTION; PT/C ELECTRODES; SINGLE WALL CARBON NANOHORN; SWNH; HIGH DISPERSION;

RUTHENIUM;

EID: 84940524471     PISSN: 1550624X     EISSN: 15516989     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1115/1.4029422     Document Type: Article

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