One-pot electrodeposition of cobalt flower-decorated silver nanotrees for oxygen reduction reaction

Applied Surface Science

Volumn 394, Issue , 2017, Pages 267-274

  Cho, Yun Bin ^a   Moon, Sinyoung ^a   Lee, Chongmok ^a   Lee, Youngmi ^a  

^a Ewha Womans University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Bimetallic electrocatalyst; Cobalt; Nanotree; Oxygen reduction reaction; Silver

Indexed keywords

BINARY ALLOYS; CATALYST ACTIVITY; COBALT; CORROSION; ELECTROCATALYSTS; ELECTRODEPOSITION; ELECTRODES; ELECTROLYTIC REDUCTION; FORESTRY; GLASSY CARBON; NANOSTRUCTURES; OXYGEN; POTASH; POTASSIUM NITRATE; PRECIOUS METALS; ROTATING DISKS; SODIUM HYDROXIDE; SOLUTIONS;

BIMETALLIC ELECTROCATALYSTS; DEPOSITION SOLUTION; GLASSY CARBON ELECTRODES; NANOTREE; OXYGEN REDUCTION REACTION; PRECURSOR CONCENTRATION; REDUCTION POTENTIAL; ROTATING DISK ELECTRODES;

SILVER;

EID: 84993989933     PISSN: 01694332     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.apsusc.2016.10.068     Document Type: Article

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