Browsing by Author "Balbuena, Perla B."
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Wang, Shaoyang (2020-11-23)Organic radical polymers were studied from two aspects – electron/ion transfer during the reduction-oxidation reaction and its application as a battery electrode. The former revealed fundamental reaction mechanisms that ...
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Liu, Tianbiao (2011-02-22)My research primarily focuses on biomimetics of the active sites of the [FeFe]- and [Fe]-hydrogenases (H2ase) and is classified into three parts. Part A: The one-electron oxidation of asymmetrically disubstituted FeIFeI ...
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Hirunsit, Pussana (2011-10-21)Pt-based alloy surfaces are used to catalyze the electrochemical oxygen reduction reaction (ORR), where molecular oxygen is converted into water on fuel cell electrodes. In this work, we address challenges due to the cost ...
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Li, Jian-Rong; Yu, Jiamei; Lu, Weigang; Sun, Lin-Bing; Sculley, Julian; Balbuena, Perla B.; Zhou, Hong-Cai (Nature Communications, 2013)
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Calvo, Sergio Rafael (2009-05-15)Density functional theory (DFT) is used to study the reactivity of Pt and Pt-M (M: Pd, Co, Ni, V, and Rh) alloy catalysts towards the oxygen reduction reaction (ORR) as a function of the alloy overall composition and surface ...
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Callejas-Tovar, Juan (2012-10-19)One of the most important challenges in low-temperature fuel cell technology is improving the catalytic efficiency at the electrode-catalyst where the oxygen reduction reaction (ORR) occurs. Platinum is the best pure ...
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Kim, Youngmin (2011-10-21)Due to favorable Coulombic effects, cationic main group Lewis acids should be more Lewis acidic than their neutral counterparts. To investigate this idea, this dissertation has been dedicated to the synthesis, characterization ...
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Lamas, Eduardo J. (Texas A&M University, 2007-09-17)In the last few years the quest towards a hydrogen based economy has intensified interest for effective and less expensive catalysts for fuel cell applications. Due to its slow kinetics, alternative catalysts for the oxygen ...