Electrocatalyst approaches and challenges for automotive fuel cells
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Debe, M. K. (2012). Electrocatalyst approaches and challenges for automotive fuel cells. Nature, 486(7401), 43–51.

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  1. Mark K. Debe (first)
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@article{Debe_2012, title={Electrocatalyst approaches and challenges for automotive fuel cells}, volume={486}, ISSN={1476-4687}, url={http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/nature11115}, DOI={10.1038/nature11115}, number={7401}, journal={Nature}, publisher={Springer Science and Business Media LLC}, author={Debe, Mark K.}, year={2012}, month=jun, pages={43–51} }