First principles study of effect of surface structure on chemical activity of Pt electrocatalysts in fuel cells

Thesis (Ph. D.)--Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Dept. of Materials Science and Engineering, 2008. === Includes bibliographical references (p. 154-165). === To facilitate commercialization of fuel cell systems as alternative energy device, the enhancement of Pt electrocatalysts activity is on...

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Main Author: Han, Byungchan
Other Authors: Gerbrand Ceder.
Format: Others
Language:English
Published: Massachusetts Institute of Technology 2009
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/44313