Mechanism of Oxygen Reduction Reaction on Pt(111) in Alkaline Solution: Importance of Chemisorbed Water on Surface

Journal of Physical Chemistry C

Volumn 120, Issue 28, 2016, Pages 15288-15298

  Liu, Shizhong ^a   White, Michael G ^a,b   Liu, Ping ^b  

^a STONY BROOK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b BROOKHAVEN NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BINDING SITES; BINS; CHEMISORPTION; COMPLEX NETWORKS; DENSITY FUNCTIONAL THEORY; ELECTROLYTIC REDUCTION; INTELLIGENT SYSTEMS; MONTE CARLO METHODS; PLATINUM;

ALKALINE SOLUTIONS; DISSOCIATIVE MECHANISMS; DYNAMIC COVERAGES; KINETIC MONTE CARLO SIMULATION; MECHANISTIC STUDIES; OXYGEN REDUCTION REACTION; POLARIZATION CURVES; TRANSFER MECHANISMS;

REACTION KINETICS;

EID: 84979529295     PISSN: 19327447     EISSN: 19327455     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/acs.jpcc.6b05126     Document Type: Article

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