Pt xCu y nanocrystals with hexa-pod morphology and their electrocatalytic performances towards oxygen reduction reaction

Nano Research

Volumn 8, Issue 10, 2015, Pages 3342-3352

  Li, Yujing ^a,b   Quan, Fanxin ^b   Zhu, Enbo ^c   Chen, Lin ^b   Huang, Yu ^c,d   Chen, Changfeng ^a,b  

^a CHINA UNIVERSITY OF PETROLEUM   (China)

^b CHINA UNIVERSITY OF PETROLEUM   (China)

^c Engineering IV   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

bimetallic alloy; fuel cell electro catalysis; high index; morphology control; oxygen reduction reaction

Indexed keywords

EID: 84943356342     PISSN: 19980124     EISSN: 19980000     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12274-015-0834-7     Document Type: Article

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