In situ spectroscopic evidence for ordered core-ultrathin shell Pt1Co1 nanoparticles with enhanced activity and stability as oxygen reduction electrocatalysts

Journal of Physical Chemistry C

Volumn 118, Issue 35, 2014, Pages 20496-20503

  Jia, Qingying ^a   Caldwell, Keegan ^b   Ramaker, David E ^b   Ziegelbauer, Joseph M ^c   Liu, Zhongyi ^c   Yu, Zhiqiang ^c   Trahan, Matthew ^a   Mukerjee, Sanjeev ^a  

^a NORTHEASTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b GEORGE WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c GENERAL MOTORS CORPORATION   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CALCULATIONS; CATALYST ACTIVITY; ELECTROCATALYSTS; ELECTROLYSIS; ELECTROLYTIC REDUCTION; OXYGEN; PLATINUM; PLATINUM ALLOYS;

IN-SITU SPECTROSCOPY; NEAR SURFACE REGIONS; OPERATING CONDITION; OXYGEN REDUCTION; OXYGEN REDUCTION REACTION; PROTON EXCHANGE MEMBRANE FUEL CELL (PEMFCS); PT-BASED ELECTROCATALYST; SPECTROSCOPIC EVIDENCE;

PROTON EXCHANGE MEMBRANE FUEL CELLS (PEMFC);

EID: 84949115684     PISSN: 19327447     EISSN: 19327455     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/jp507204k     Document Type: Article

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