First-principles prediction of oxygen reduction activity on Pd-Cu-Si metallic glasses

Journal of Physical Chemistry C

Volumn 118, Issue 49, 2014, Pages 28609-28615

  Chen, Zhengzheng ^a   Yang, Yiyi ^b   Kumar, Sharvan ^b   Lu, Gang ^a  

^a CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Brown University   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CATALYSTS; CRYSTALLINE MATERIALS; ELECTROLYTIC REDUCTION; GLASS; METALLIC GLASS; OXYGEN; SILICON;

ADSORPTION SITE; COMPRESSIVE STRAIN; CRYSTALLINE COUNTERPART; FIRST-PRINCIPLES SIMULATIONS; OXYGEN ADSORPTION; OXYGEN BINDING; OXYGEN REDUCTION; OXYGEN REDUCTION REACTION;

GAS ADSORPTION;

EID: 84949116244     PISSN: 19327447     EISSN: 19327455     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/jp508636y     Document Type: Article

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