Is iron involved in the lack of stability of Fe/N/C electrocatalysts used to reduce oxygen at the cathode of PEM fuel cells?

Nano Energy

Volumn 29, Issue , 2016, Pages 111-125

  Zhang, Gaixia ^a   Chenitz, Régis ^a   Lefèvre, Michel ^b   Sun, Shuhui ^a   Dodelet, Jean Pol ^a  

^a INRS EMT   (Canada)

^b Canetique Electrocatalysis Inc   (Canada)

Author keywords

Carbon electro oxidation; Durability; Instability; Non noble catalysts; Non noble metal; ORR

Indexed keywords

CARBON; CATALYSTS; CRYSTALLINE MATERIALS; CURRENT DENSITY; DURABILITY; ELECTROCATALYSTS; ELECTROOXIDATION; FUEL CELLS; IRON; IRON COMPOUNDS; ORGANOMETALLICS; OXIDATION; PLASMA STABILITY; PRECIOUS METALS; PROTON EXCHANGE MEMBRANE FUEL CELLS (PEMFC); PYROLYSIS; STABILITY;

CARBONACEOUS SUPPORTS; DURABILITY TEST; FENTON REACTIONS; HYDROPHOBIC CATALYSTS; IRON IMPURITIES; IRON PRECURSORS; METAL ORGANIC FRAMEWORK; POLARIZATION CURVES;

CATALYST ACTIVITY;

EID: 84959550202     PISSN: 22112855     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.nanoen.2016.02.038     Document Type: Article

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