Enhanced activity and durability of novel activated carbon-supported PdSn heat-treated cathode catalyst for polymer electrolyte fuel cells

Electrochimica Acta

Volumn 192, Issue , 2016, Pages 268-282

  Salome S ^a   Ferraria, A M ^b   Botelho Do Rego, A M ^b   Alcaide, F ^c   Savadogo, O ^d   Rego, R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TRÁS OS MONTES AND ALTO DOURO   (Portugal)

^b INSTITUTO SUPERIOR TÉCNICO   (Portugal)

^c Centro de Investigacion Tecnologica En Electroquimica   (Spain)

^d ÉCOLE POLYTECHNIQUE DE MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

Carbon support activation; Catalyst durability; ORR activity; PdSn cathodes; PEMFC performance

Indexed keywords

ACTIVATED CARBON; CATALYST ACTIVITY; CATALYSTS; CATHODES; CHEMICAL ACTIVATION; CHRONOAMPEROMETRY; CYCLIC VOLTAMMETRY; DURABILITY; ELECTROCATALYSTS; ELECTRODES; ELECTROLYTES; ELECTROLYTIC REDUCTION; FUEL CELLS; INTERMETALLICS; POLYELECTROLYTES; PROTON EXCHANGE MEMBRANE FUEL CELLS (PEMFC); REDUCTION;

ACTIVATED CARBON SUPPORTED; ALLOYING COMPOSITIONS; CARBON SUPPORT; ELECTROCATALYTIC ACTIVITY; GRAPHITIZATION DEGREE; ORR ACTIVITIES; POLYMER ELECTROLYTE FUEL CELLS; ROTATING DISC ELECTRODE;

CATALYST SUPPORTS;

EID: 84957961887     PISSN: 00134686     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.electacta.2016.01.177     Document Type: Article

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