Synthesis and evaluation of carbon nanotube-supported RuSe catalyst for direct methanol fuel cell cathode

International Journal of Hydrogen Energy

Volumn 36, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 3997-4006

  Jeng, King Tsai ^a   Hsu, Ning Yih ^a   Chien, Chun Ching ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF NUCLEAR ENERGY RESEARCH   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Carbon nanotube; Direct methanol fuel cell; Methanol tolerance; Non platinum electrocatalyst; Oxygen reduction catalyst

Indexed keywords

CATALYST COMPOSITION; CATALYST MORPHOLOGY; DIRECT METHANOL; DUAL FUNCTION; LINEAR SWEEP VOLTAMMETRY; METHANOL TOLERANCE; MODEL CATALYSTS; MODIFIED POLYOL METHOD; NON-PLATINUM; OXYGEN REDUCTION; OXYGEN REDUCTION CATALYST; OXYGEN REDUCTION PROCESS; OXYGEN REDUCTION REACTION; POTENTIAL APPLICATIONS; SELENIDES; SMALL PARTICLE SIZE; TEM; TEST RESULTS; XPS ANALYSIS;

CARBON NANOTUBES; CATHODES; CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; DIRECT METHANOL FUEL CELLS (DMFC); ELECTROCATALYSTS; ELECTROCHEMICAL CORROSION; ELECTROCHEMICAL IMPEDANCE SPECTROSCOPY; ELECTROLYTIC REDUCTION; METHANOL; METHANOL FUELS; OXYGEN; PLATINUM; REACTION INTERMEDIATES; RUTHENIUM; SYNTHESIS (CHEMICAL); TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; X RAY DIFFRACTION; X RAY PHOTOELECTRON SPECTROSCOPY;

CATALYST SUPPORTS;

EID: 79952443738     PISSN: 03603199     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijhydene.2010.10.062     Document Type: Article

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