Platinum nanoparticles supported on nitrogen and fluorine co-doped graphite nanofibers as an excellent and durable oxygen reduction catalyst for polymer electrolyte fuel cells

Carbon

Volumn 107, Issue , 2016, Pages 667-679

  Peera, S Gouse ^a   Arunchander, A ^a   Sahu, A K ^a  

^a CENTRAL ELECTROCHEMICAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (India)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CATALYSTS; CHEMICAL BONDS; CORROSION; CORROSION RESISTANCE; ELECTRODES; ELECTROLYTES; ELECTROLYTIC REDUCTION; ELECTRONEGATIVITY; FLUORINE; FUEL CELLS; GRAPHITE; METAL NANOPARTICLES; NANOFIBERS; NANOPARTICLES; NITROGEN; PLATINUM; PLATINUM ALLOYS; POLYELECTROLYTES; PROTON EXCHANGE MEMBRANE FUEL CELLS (PEMFC); REDUCTION;

CHARGE DELOCALIZATION; ELECTROCHEMICAL STABILITIES; ELECTRONEGATIVITY DIFFERENCE; OXYGEN REDUCTION CATALYSTS; OXYGEN REDUCTION REACTION; PLATINUM NANO-PARTICLES; POLYMER ELECTROLYTE FUEL CELLS; REVERSIBLE HYDROGEN ELECTRODES;

SOLID ELECTROLYTES;

EID: 84976359307     PISSN: 00086223     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.carbon.2016.06.021     Document Type: Article

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