Wormholelike mesoporous carbons as the support for Pt2Sn 1 towards ethanol electrooxidation: Effect of pore diameter

International Journal of Hydrogen Energy

Volumn 36, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 2250-2257

  Liu, Jinchao ^a   Li, Zhenghui ^a   He, Chaoxiong ^a   Fu, Ruowen ^a   Wu, Dingcai ^a   Song, Shuqin ^a  

^a SUN YAT SEN UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Direct ethanol fuel cells; Ethanol electrooxidation reaction; Pore diameter; Pt2Sn1; Wormholelike mesoporous carbons

Indexed keywords

ELECTROCHEMICAL ACTIVITIES; ELECTROCHEMICAL SURFACE AREA; ETHANOL ELECTRO-OXIDATION; ETHANOL ELECTROOXIDATION REACTION; FUEL TRANSPORTATIONS; MESOPOROUS CARBON; MICROWAVE-ASSISTED; POLYOL METHODS; PORE DIAMETER; PORE DIAMETERS; PT2SN1;

CATALYSTS; DIRECT ETHANOL FUEL CELLS (DEFC); ELECTROOXIDATION; ETHANOL; ETHANOL FUELS; MESOPOROUS MATERIALS; NANOPARTICLES; TIN;

PLATINUM;

EID: 79551620163     PISSN: 03603199     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijhydene.2010.11.086     Document Type: Article

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