Preparation of tungsten carbide-supported nano Platinum catalyst and its electrocatalytic activity for hydrogen evolution

International Journal of Hydrogen Energy

Volumn 32, Issue 14, 2007, Pages 2824-2829

  Ma, Chunan ^a,b   Sheng, Jiangfeng ^a   Brandon, Nigel ^b   Zhang, Cheng ^a   Li, Guohua ^a  

^a ZHEJIANG UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (China)

^b IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Electrocatalysis; Hydrogen evolution; Nano particles; Platinum; Tungsten carbide

Indexed keywords

CATALYST ACTIVITY; ELECTROCATALYSIS; PLATINUM; TUNGSTEN CARBIDE;

GAS-SOLID REACTION; HYDROGEN EVOLUTION;

NANOPARTICLES;

EID: 34548506568     PISSN: 03603199     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijhydene.2006.12.022     Document Type: Article

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