Origins for the synergetic effects of AuCu3 in catalysis for oxygen reduction reaction

Journal of Physical Chemistry C

Volumn 119, Issue 2, 2015, Pages 907-912

  Zhang, Nanlin ^a   Yan, Huijun ^a   Chen, Xin ^b   An, Li ^a   Xia, Zhonghong ^a   Xia, Dingguo ^a  

^a PEKING UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b BEIJING UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (China)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CATALYSTS; ELECTROLYTIC REDUCTION; OXYGEN; PLATINUM;

ACTIVITY ENHANCEMENT; ALTERNATIVE CATALYSTS; BIMETALLIC ALLOYS; BIMETALLIC CATALYSTS; MONOMETALLIC SYSTEMS; OXYGEN REDUCTION REACTION; REVERSIBLE HYDROGEN ELECTRODES; SYNERGETIC EFFECT;

DENSITY FUNCTIONAL THEORY;

EID: 84949134571     PISSN: 19327447     EISSN: 19327455     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/jp510108r     Document Type: Article

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