Understanding the CO Preoxidation and the Intrinsic Catalytic Activity of Step Sites in Stepped Pt Surfaces in Acidic Medium

Journal of Physical Chemistry C

Volumn 119, Issue 35, 2015, Pages 20272-20282

  Farias, Manuel J S ^a   Camara, Giuseppe A ^a   Feliu, Juan M ^b  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF RIO DE JANEIRO   (Brazil)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ALICANTE   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CATALYST ACTIVITY; CATALYTIC OXIDATION; ELECTRODES; PLATINUM; PROCESS CONTROL; VAPOR DEPOSITION;

APPARENT MOTION; BAND FREQUENCIES; ELECTRODE SURFACES; PRE-OXIDATION PROCESS; STEPPED PT SURFACES; STEPPED SURFACES; STRETCHING FREQUENCY; SURFACE CONTROLS;

OXIDATION;

EID: 84940840698     PISSN: 19327447     EISSN: 19327455     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/acs.jpcc.5b05386     Document Type: Article

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