Nanoscale alloying in electrocatalysts

Catalysts

Volumn 5, Issue 3, 2015, Pages 1465-1478

  Shan, Shiyao ^a   Wu, Jinfang ^a   Kang, Ning ^a   Cronk, Hannah ^a   Zhao, Yinguang ^a   Zhao, Wei ^a   Skeete, Zakiya ^a   Joseph, Pharrah ^a   Trimm, Bryan ^a   Luo, Jin ^a   Zhong, Chuan Jian ^a  

^a BINGHAMTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Alloying degree; Electrocatalysts; Electrocatalytic activity; Nanoalloys; Oxygen reduction reaction; Phase structure

Indexed keywords

EID: 84940979856     PISSN: None     EISSN: 20734344     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3390/catal5031465     Document Type: Review

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