Complexed sol-gel synthesis of improved Pt-Ru-Os-based anode electro-catalysts for direct methanol fuel cells

Journal of Physics and Chemistry of Solids

Volumn 70, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 1019-1023

  Alyousef, Yousef M ^a   Datta, Moni Kanchan ^b   Yao, S C ^c   Kumta, Prashant N ^b  

^a King Abdulaziz City for Science and Technology Energy Research Institute   (Saudi Arabia)

^b University of Pittsburgh   (United States)

^c CARNEGIE MELLON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

A. Alloys; A. Nanostructures; B. Chemical synthesis; D. Electrochemical properties

Indexed keywords

A. ALLOYS; A. NANOSTRUCTURES; ACETYLACETONATE; AMORPHOUS GELS; ANODE CATALYSTS; ATOMIC COMPOSITIONS; B. CHEMICAL SYNTHESIS; CATALYTIC ACTIVITY; CHEMICAL HOMOGENEITY; COMPLEXING AGENTS; D. ELECTROCHEMICAL PROPERTIES; HIGH SPECIFIC SURFACE AREA; NANOCRYSTALLINE; NOMINAL COMPOSITION; OXIDIZING ATMOSPHERE; PLATINUM ACETYLACETONATE; PTRU ANODES; SOL-GEL SYNTHESIS; TETRAMETHYL AMMONIUM HYDROXIDE; THERMAL TREATMENT;

CATALYSIS; CATALYST ACTIVITY; CELL MEMBRANES; CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; CHLORINE COMPOUNDS; CRYSTALLIZATION; ELECTROCHEMICAL PROPERTIES; ELECTROCHEMICAL SENSORS; ELECTROCHEMISTRY; FUEL CELLS; GELATION; GELS; ION EXCHANGE MEMBRANES; METHANOL; METHANOL FUELS; NANOSTRUCTURES; OSMIUM; PLATINUM; RUTHENIUM; RUTHENIUM COMPOUNDS; SOL-GEL PROCESS; SOL-GELS; SOLID SOLUTIONS; SOLIDIFICATION; SOLS; SPECIFIC SURFACE AREA;

SYNTHESIS (CHEMICAL);

EID: 67649338407     PISSN: 00223697     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jpcs.2009.05.014     Document Type: Article

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