Design criteria for stable Pt/C fuel cell catalysts

Josef C. Meier, Carolina Galeano, Ioannis Katsounaros, Jonathon Witte, Hans J. Bongard, Angel A. Topalov, Claudio Baldizzone, Stefano Mezzavilla, Ferdi Schüth and Karl J. J. Mayrhofer
Beilstein J. Nanotechnol. 2014, 5, 44–67. https://doi.org/10.3762/bjnano.5.5

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Supporting Information features a schematic illustration of the most important steps in the synthesis process of HGS, Pt@HGS 1–2 nm and Pt@HGS 3–4 nm. TEM images of reference materials, activity data in sulphuric acid, thin-film degradation tests on a commercial Pt/C 1–2 nm catalyst as well as further IL-TEM data are also available together with the derivation of the equation for the average inter-particle distance.

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Design criteria for stable Pt/C fuel cell catalysts
Josef C. Meier, Carolina Galeano, Ioannis Katsounaros, Jonathon Witte, Hans J. Bongard, Angel A. Topalov, Claudio Baldizzone, Stefano Mezzavilla, Ferdi Schüth and Karl J. J. Mayrhofer
Beilstein J. Nanotechnol. 2014, 5, 44–67. https://doi.org/10.3762/bjnano.5.5

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Meier, J. C.; Galeano, C.; Katsounaros, I.; Witte, J.; Bongard, H. J.; Topalov, A. A.; Baldizzone, C.; Mezzavilla, S.; Schüth, F.; Mayrhofer, K. J. J. Beilstein J. Nanotechnol. 2014, 5, 44–67. doi:10.3762/bjnano.5.5

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