Platinum Nanoparticles Supported on Nitrogen-Doped Graphene Nanosheets as Electrocatalysts for Oxygen Reduction Reaction

Electrocatalysis

Volumn 7, Issue 5, 2016, Pages 428-440

  Jukk, Kristel ^a   Kongi, Nadezda ^a   Rauwel, Protima ^a   Matisen, Leonard ^a   Tammeveski, Kaido ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TARTU   (Estonia)

Author keywords

Composite catalysts; Electrocatalysis; Nitrogen doped graphene; Oxygen reduction; Pt nanoparticles

Indexed keywords

EID: 84983781316     PISSN: 18682529     EISSN: 18685994     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12678-016-0322-1     Document Type: Article

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