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Log on for new catalysts

Improvements to the efficiency and lifetime of polymer electrolyte membrane fuel cells can be realized by finding more active and stable electrocatalytic cathode materials. A computational search has found two such alloys and confirmed their enhanced properties experimentally.

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Figure 1: A three-dimensional 'volcano' scheme of metal-alloy catalysts.

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Mayrhofer, K., Arenz, M. Log on for new catalysts. Nature Chem 1, 518–519 (2009). https://doi.org/10.1038/nchem.380

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