Carbon aerogel supported Pt-Ru catalysts for using as the anode of direct methanol fuel cells

Carbon

Volumn 45, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 429-435

  Du, Hongda ^a   Li, Baohua ^a   Kang, Feiyu ^a   Fu, Ruowen ^b   Zeng, Yuqun ^c  

^a TSINGHUA UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b SUN YAT SEN UNIVERSITY   (China)

^c Amperex Technology Limited   (China)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AEROGELS; ANODES; CATALYSTS; MASS TRANSPORTATION; MESOPOROUS MATERIALS; METHANOL; NANOSTRUCTURED MATERIALS; PLATINUM; PROTONS; RUTHENIUM;

ANODE CATALYSTS; CARBON AEROGELS; METHANOL FUEL CELLS; PROTON EXCHANGE MEMBRANE FUEL CELLS;

FUEL CELLS;

EID: 33845338414     PISSN: 00086223     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.carbon.2006.08.023     Document Type: Article

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