Deposition and electrochemical activity of Pt-based bimetallic nanocatalysts on carbon nanotube electrodes

International Journal of Hydrogen Energy

Volumn 34, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 685-693

  Hsieh, Chien Te ^a   Lin, Jia Yi ^a   Wei, Jin Long ^a  

^a YUAN ZE UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Bimetallic electrocatalysts; Carbon nanotubes; Electrochemical activity; Fuel cells; Pt based nanoparticles

Indexed keywords

ADSORPTION; CARBON FIBER REINFORCED PLASTICS; CARBON NANOTUBES; CATALYSIS; CATALYSTS; CHARGE TRANSFER; CYCLIC VOLTAMMETRY; ELECTRIC NETWORK ANALYSIS; ELECTROCATALYSTS; ELECTROCHEMICAL CORROSION; ELECTROCHEMICAL IMPEDANCE SPECTROSCOPY; ELECTROCHEMISTRY; ELECTRODES; ELECTROLYSIS; FUEL CELLS; GAS ADSORPTION; HYDROGEN; ION EXCHANGE; NANOCOMPOSITES; NANOPARTICLES; NANOTUBES; NICKEL; OXIDATION; OXYGEN; PLATINUM; PLATINUM ALLOYS; SULFURIC ACID;

ACTIVE SURFACES; BIMETALLIC ELECTROCATALYSTS; CARBON NANOTUBE ELECTRODES; CARBON OXIDATION; CHARGE TRANSFER RESISTANCES; CHEMICAL OXIDATION; CIRCUIT ANALYSIS; ELECTROCHEMICAL ACTIVITY; FUEL CELL APPLICATIONS; HYDROGEN ADSORPTION; HYDROGEN ATMOSPHERE; IMPEDANCE SPECTROSCOPY (IS); NANO-CATALYSTS; PT NI CATALYSTS; PT-BASED NANOPARTICLES; SERIAL RESISTANCE; SURFACE AREA (SA); WATER ELECTROLYSIS;

ELECTROCHEMICAL ELECTRODES;

EID: 58549120942     PISSN: 03603199     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijhydene.2008.11.008     Document Type: Article

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