Electrocatalytic properties of carbon supported cobalt phthalocyanine-platinum for methanol electro-oxidation

International Journal of Hydrogen Energy

Volumn 33, Issue 14, 2008, Pages 3930-3937

  Lu, Yuhao ^a   Reddy, Ramana G ^a  

^a University of Alabama   (United States)

Author keywords

Cobalt phthalocyanine; DMFC; Electrocatalyst; Methanol oxidation; Methanol resistance

Indexed keywords

BIOELECTRIC PHENOMENA; CATALYSIS; CATALYSTS; CHEMICAL OXYGEN DEMAND; COBALT; CYCLIC VOLTAMMETRY; ELECTROCATALYSIS; ELECTROCATALYSTS; ELECTROCHEMICAL OXIDATION; ELECTROLYSIS; GRAVIMETRIC ANALYSIS; METHANOL; MOLECULAR ORBITALS; MOLECULAR SPECTROSCOPY; OXIDATION; PHOTOELECTRON SPECTROSCOPY; PHYSICAL PROPERTIES; PLATINUM; PLATINUM ALLOYS; STRUCTURAL PROPERTIES; THERMOGRAVIMETRIC ANALYSIS; TRANSITION METALS; VOLTAMMETRY; X RAY DIFFRACTION ANALYSIS;

CHEMICAL REDUCTIONS; COBALT PHTHALOCYANINE (COPC); ELECTROCATALYTIC PROPERTIES; ELECTROCHEMICAL BEHAVIORS; METHANOL ELECTRO OXIDATION; RING OPERATOR; STRUCTURAL AND PHYSICAL PROPERTIES; X RAY PHOTOELECTRON SPECTROSCOPY (XPS); X-RAY DIFFRACTION TECHNIQUES;

X RAY PHOTOELECTRON SPECTROSCOPY;

EID: 48949118493     PISSN: 03603199     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijhydene.2007.12.031     Document Type: Article

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