Electrocatalytic activity of binary and ternary composite films of Pd, MWCNT, and Ni for ethanol electro-oxidation in alkaline solutions

Carbon

Volumn 47, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 271-278

  Singh, R N ^a   Singh, A ^a   Anindita, ^a  

^a BANARAS HINDU UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CARBON FILMS; CARBON NANOTUBES; CATALYST ACTIVITY; CHEMICAL OXYGEN DEMAND; COMPOSITE MATERIALS; ELECTROCATALYSIS; ELECTROCATALYSTS; ELECTROCHEMICAL SENSORS; ELECTRODES; ELECTROLYSIS; ETHANOL; GLASS MEMBRANE ELECTRODES; MULTIWALLED CARBON NANOTUBES (MWCN); NICKEL; NICKEL ALLOYS; OXIDATION; PALLADIUM;

ADVERSE EFFECTS; ALKALINE MEDIUMS; ALKALINE SOLUTIONS; CATALYTIC ACTIVITIES; COMPOSITE ELECTRODES; ELECTROCATALYTIC ACTIVITIES; ETHANOL OXIDATION REACTIONS; GLASSY CARBON ELECTRODES; TAFEL POLARIZATIONS; TERNARY COMPOSITES;

COMPOSITE FILMS;

EID: 56949101481     PISSN: 00086223     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.carbon.2008.10.006     Document Type: Article

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