Proton transfer dynamics control the mechanism of O2 reduction by a non-precious metal electrocatalyst

Nature Materials

Volumn 15, Issue 7, 2016, Pages 754-759

  Tse, Edmund C M ^a   Barile, Christopher J ^a   Kirchschlager, Nicholas A ^a   Li, Ying ^a   Gewargis, John P ^a   Zimmerman, Steven C ^a   Hosseini, Ali ^b   Gewirth, Andrew A ^a,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT URBANA CHAMPAIGN   (United States)

^b Manufacturing Systems Ltd   (New Zealand)

^c KYUSHU UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CATALYSTS; ELECTROCATALYSTS; ELECTRON TRANSITIONS; ELECTRONS; ENZYME ELECTRODES; FUEL CELLS;

CHEMICAL AND BIOLOGICALS; CU-BASED CATALYST; ELECTRON TRANSFER RATES; INDEPENDENT CONTROL; MODIFIED ELECTRODES; NON-PRECIOUS METALS; PROTON COUPLED ELECTRON TRANSFER REACTIONS; REDUCTION REACTION;

PROTON TRANSFER;

EID: 84992310987     PISSN: 14761122     EISSN: 14764660     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/nmat4636     Document Type: Article

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