N-doped carbon nanomaterials are durable catalysts for oxygen reduction reaction in acidic fuel cells

Science Advances

Volumn 1, Issue 1, 2015, Pages

  Shui, Jianglan ^a   Wang, Min ^a   Du, Feng ^a   Dai, Liming ^a  

^a Case Western Reserve University   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CATALYSTS; DOPING (ADDITIVES); ELECTROLYTES; ELECTROLYTIC REDUCTION; FUEL CELLS; GAS FUEL PURIFICATION; METALS; PLATINUM; PLATINUM METALS; POLYELECTROLYTES; PROTON EXCHANGE MEMBRANE FUEL CELLS (PEMFC); YARN;

ALKALINE ELECTROLYTES; CLEAN ENERGY GENERATION; FUEL CELL TECHNOLOGIES; GRAVIMETRIC POWER DENSITY; NITROGEN DOPED CARBON NANOTUBES; NON-PRECIOUS METAL CATALYSTS; OXYGEN REDUCTION REACTION; PLATINUM BASED CATALYST;

SOLID ELECTROLYTES;

EID: 85037861214     PISSN: None     EISSN: 23752548     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1126/sciadv.1400129     Document Type: Article

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