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Enhanced Pt/C and PtCu/C electrocatalysts for improved oxygen reduction reaction in proton-exchange membrane fuel cells

A. A. Alekseenko, K. O. Paperzh, A. S. Pavlets, S. V. Belenov, E. A. Moguchikh, A. K. Nevelskaya, Yu. A. Bayan, M. V. Danilenko, I. V. Pankov, V. E. Guterman

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