Potential oscillations during electro-oxidation of ethanol on platinum in alkaline media: The role of surface sites

Electrochemistry Communications

Volumn 72, Issue , 2016, Pages 83-86

  Sallum, Loriz Francisco ^a,b   Gonzalez, Ernesto Rafael ^a   Feliu, Juan Miguel ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ALICANTE   (Spain)

Author keywords

Alkaline media; Ethanol oxidation; Oscillation dynamics; Platinum single crystal electrodes

Indexed keywords

CATALYST ACTIVITY; ELECTROCATALYSIS; ELECTROOXIDATION; ENERGY CONVERSION; ETHANOL; KINETICS; OXIDATION; REACTION KINETICS; SINGLE CRYSTALS;

ALKALINE MEDIA; ETHANOL ELECTRO-OXIDATION; ETHANOL OXIDATION; ETHANOL OXIDATION REACTION; GALVANOSTATIC CONTROL; PLATINUM SINGLE CRYSTAL ELECTRODES; POLYCRYSTALLINE PLATINUM; POTENTIAL OSCILLATIONS;

PLATINUM;

EID: 84987870778     PISSN: 13882481     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.elecom.2016.09.005     Document Type: Article

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