Nanostructured silver fibers: Facile synthesis based on natural cellulose and application to graphite composite electrode for oxygen reduction

International Journal of Hydrogen Energy

Volumn 35, Issue 8, 2010, Pages 3258-3262

  Sharifi, Nafiseh ^a   Tajabadi, Fariba ^a   Taghavinia, Nima ^a  

^a SHARIF UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Iran)

Author keywords

Cellulose; Electrocatalyst; Oxygen reduction; Silver fiber

Indexed keywords

AG COMPLEX; BASIC MEDIA; BUILDING BLOCKES; CELLULOSE FIBER; ELECTROCATALYTIC; ELECTROCATALYTIC ACTIVITY; FACILE SYNTHESIS; GRAPHITE COMPOSITES; HEAT REMOVAL; KOH SOLUTION; LIMITING CURRENT; MODIFIED ELECTRODES; NANO-STRUCTURED; OVERPOTENTIAL; OXYGEN REDUCTION; OXYGEN REDUCTION REACTION; RESEARCH AREAS;

CELLULOSE; DISSOLUTION; ELECTROCATALYSTS; ELECTROLYTIC REDUCTION; FIBERS; FUEL CELLS; GRAPHITE; SILVER; SYNTHESIS (CHEMICAL); X RAY DIFFRACTION; X RAY PHOTOELECTRON SPECTROSCOPY;

DISSOLVED OXYGEN;

CELLULOSE; DISSOLVED OXYGEN; DISSOLVING; ELECTRODES; FIBERS; FUEL CELLS; GRAPHITE; SILVER; SYNTHESIS; X RAY DIFFRACTION;

EID: 77950297810     PISSN: 03603199     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijhydene.2010.01.147     Document Type: Article

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