Ternary composites of multi-wall carbon nanotubes, polyaniline, and noble-metal nanoparticles for potential applications in electrocatalysis

Chemical Papers

Volumn 63, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 579-585

  Sapurina, Irina ^a   Stejskal, Jaroslav ^b  

^a INSTITUTE OF MACROMOLECULAR COMPOUNDS   (Russian Federation)

^b INSTITUTE OF MACROMOLECULAR CHEMISTRY   (Czech Republic)

Author keywords

Carbon nanotubes; Conducting polymer; Nanoparticles; Noble metals; Polyaniline; Proton conductivity

Indexed keywords

EID: 70350588838     PISSN: 03666352     EISSN: 13369075     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2478/s11696-009-0061-3     Document Type: Article

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