Electrocatalysis by nanoparticles: Oxidation of formic acid at manganese oxide nanorods-modified Pt planar and nanohole-arrays

Journal of Advanced Research

Volumn 1, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 87-93

  El Deab, Mohamed S ^a  

^a CAIRO UNIVERSITY   (Egypt)

Author keywords

Electrocatalysis; Manganese oxide nanorods; Modified surfaces; Nanohole arrays; Nanostructures

Indexed keywords

EID: 77949934044     PISSN: 20901232     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jare.2010.01.001     Document Type: Article

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