University of South Florida Scholar Commons Graduate Theses and Dissertations Graduate School March 2018 Non-precious Metal Catalysts for Oxygen Reduction Reaction in Alkaline Solutions Zhewen Yin University of South Florida,
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[email protected]. Non-precious Metal Catalysts for Oxygen Reduction Reaction in Alkaline Solutions by Zhewen Yin A thesis submitted in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Master of Science in Materials Science and Engineering Department of Chemical and Biomedical Engineering College of Engineering University of South Florida Co-Major Professor: Venkat R. Bhethanabotla, Ph.D. Co-Major Professor: John N. Kuhn, Ph.D. Scott Campbell, Ph.D. Date of Approval: March 19, 2018 Keywords: Tungsten oxide, Sol-gel processing, Mesoporous, Fuel cells, Electrochemistry Copyright © 2018, Zhewen Yin DEDICATION This work is dedicated to my parents, Mrs. Mei Chen and Mr. Bin Yin, who despite all the sufferings and prolonged separation love me, trust me and have supported me every step of the way. Without their sacrifices and encouragement I could never have walked this far.