Increasing platinum’s reactivity brings fuel cells closer to reality
Hydrogen fuel cells are a green alternative to fossil fuels for powering vehicles, since the byproduct of fuel cell energy production is simply water. A problem with using fuel cells is their high cost, largely due to the use of the expensive element platinum in their design...
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You can find the full article of Peter Strasser et al. on "Lattice-strain control of the activity in dealloyed core–shell fuel cell catalysts" at Research\Research Highlights.