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A
Acetaldehyde (CH 3 CHO), 72
Acetic acid (CH 3 COOH), 72
Adsorbate–substrate interactions, 27
Adsorption, 15, 16, 27
Aerogels, 118
structures, 119
core–shell, 118, 119
Pt-based catalysts, 121
Alkaline electrolyte solutions, 162
Alkaline fuel cells (AFCs), 23
B
Beta-alumina solid electrolyte (BASE), 25
Bifunctional mechanism, 48
Butler–Volmer equation, 8
C
Carbon dioxide (CO 2 ), 72
Carbon powder, 116
Carbon-supported Pt catalysts, 24
Carnot cycle, 20
Catalyst activity, 16
Catalytic reactions
carcinogenicity, 57
fuels, 57
HER, 64–66
O 2 reduction, 57
Cathodic reduction, 35
Cell voltage, 20, 21
Charge transfer, 3, 6, 8
Charge-transfer reactions
electrochemical interface, 7
electrochemical reactions, 6
electrolyte, 6
OHP, 6
transition state theory, 8
CO tolerance, 68, 69
Commensurate adlayer structures, 44
Commercial rotating disk electrodes, 96
Compressive strain, 117
Continuum theory, 12
Coordination numbers (CN), 91
Core-shell catalysts, 134
Core-shell electrocatalysts, 126
Core-shell interaction, 87, 107
Core-shell nanoparticles, 89, 130
Core–shell synthesis, 119
Core–shell system, 153
Corrosion inhibition, 50
Counter electrode (CE), 155
Cu UPD monolayer formation, 155
Current–potential curves, 8–10
Cyclic voltammetry (CV), 10, 11, 139
Cyclic voltammetry profiles, 37, 39
Cyclic voltammogram, 11, 88, 140
D
d-band theory, 32
Density functional theory (DFT), 32, 64
electrocatalysis, 32
feature, 32
ORR activity, 32
Diffraction peak shifts, 118
Direct energy conversion, 19
Direct ethanol fuel cells (DEFCs), 72
Direct formic acid fuel cells (DFAFC), 74, 76
Direct methanol fuel cells (DMFCs), 69, 136
Double-layer capacitance, 5
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