Selective Electrochemical Generation of Hydrogen Peroxide from Water Oxidation

Journal of Physical Chemistry Letters

Volumn 6, Issue 21, 2015, Pages 4224-4228

  Viswanathan, Venkatasubramanian ^a,c   Hansen, Heine A ^b,c   Nørskov, Jens K ^c,d  

^a CARNEGIE MELLON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF DENMARK   (Denmark)

^c Stanford University   (United States)

^d SLAC NATIONAL ACCELERATOR LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DENSITY FUNCTIONAL THEORY; ELECTROCATALYSTS; FREE ENERGY; HYDROGEN; HYDROGEN PEROXIDE; PEROXIDES; POTABLE WATER; WATER; WATER TREATMENT;

ELECTROCHEMICAL GENERATION; HYDROGEN BUBBLES; MATERIAL CANDIDATE; ORGANICS; OXYGEN EVOLUTION; RATIONAL DESIGN; WATER OXIDATION;

OXIDATION;

EID: 84946593616     PISSN: None     EISSN: 19487185     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/acs.jpclett.5b02178     Document Type: Article

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