A trade-off between ligand and strain effects optimizes the oxygen reduction activity of Pt alloys
Regina M. Kluge, Richard W. Haid, Alexander Riss, Yang Bao, Knud Seufert, Thorsten O. Schmidt, Sebastian Watzele, Johannes V. Barth, Francesco Allegretti, Willi Auwärter, Federico Calle‐Vallejo, Aliaksandr S. Bandarenka
Abstract
To optimize the performance of catalytic materials, it is paramount to elucidate the dependence of the chemical reactivity on the atomic arrangement of the catalyst surface.
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CatalysisReactivity (psychology)Strain (injury)Reduction (mathematics)Ligand (biochemistry)Materials scienceOxygenOxygen reductionChemical engineeringChemistryChemical physicsCrystallographyPhysical chemistryBiologyMathematicsOrganic chemistryEngineeringElectrochemistryGeometryReceptorAnatomyBiochemistryPathologyElectrodeAlternative medicineMedicineElectrocatalysts for Energy ConversionCatalytic Processes in Materials ScienceFuel Cells and Related Materials