Methanol resistant ruthenium electrocatalysts for oxygen reduction synthesized by pyrolysis of Ru3(CO)12 in different atmospheres

International Journal of Hydrogen Energy

Volumn 34, Issue 19, 2009, Pages 7983-7994

  Altamirano Gutierrez A ^a   Jimenez Sandoval O ^a   Uribe Godinez J ^a   Castellanos, R H ^b   Borja Arco, E ^a   Olivares Ramirez J M ^c  

^a DEPARTAMENTO DE FÍSICA   (Mexico)

^b UNIVERSIDAD DEL PAPALOAPAN   (Mexico)

^c División de Química y Energías Renovables Universidad Tecnológica de San Juan del Río   (Mexico)

Author keywords

Direct methanol fuel cell; Electrocatalyst; Oxygen reduction; Polymer electrolyte fuel cell; Ruthenium

Indexed keywords

CHARGE TRANSFER COEFFICIENT; ELECTROCATALYTIC PROPERTIES; EXCHANGE CURRENT DENSITIES; FTIR SPECTROSCOPY; METHANOL CONCENTRATION; OXYGEN REDUCTION; OXYGEN REDUCTION REACTION; POLYMER ELECTROLYTE FUEL CELL; PYROLYSIS TEMPERATURE; ROTATING DISK ELECTRODES; TAFEL SLOPES;

CELL MEMBRANES; CHARGE TRANSFER; ELECTROCATALYSIS; ELECTROLYSIS; ELECTROLYTIC REDUCTION; FUEL CELLS; ION EXCHANGE; MATERIALS PROPERTIES; METHANOL; METHANOL FUELS; OXYGEN; POLYELECTROLYTES; PYROLYSIS; ROTATING DISKS; RUTHENIUM; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; THERMOGRAVIMETRIC ANALYSIS;

ELECTROCATALYSTS;

EID: 70349850973     PISSN: 03603199     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijhydene.2009.07.046     Document Type: Article

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