Surface-Limited Electrodeposition of Continuous Platinum Networks on Highly Ordered Pyrolytic Graphite

Filippo Farina1, Giorgio Ercolano2, Sara Cavaliere3

  • 1Institute Charles Gerhardt Montpellier, UMR CNRS 5253, Aggregates Interfaces and Materials for Energy, University of Montpellier, 34095 Montpellier CEDEX 5, France. filippo.farina@umontpellier.fr.

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