Methanol oxidation efficiencies on carbon-nanotube-supported platinum and platinum-ruthenium nanoparticles prepared by pulsed electrodeposition

International Journal of Hydrogen Energy

Volumn 36, Issue 14, 2011, Pages 8261-8266

  Tsai, Ming Chi ^a   Yeh, Tsung Kuang ^a   Tsai, Chuen Horng ^a  

^a NATIONAL TSING HUA UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Carbon nanotube; Catalyst; Electrodeposition; Methanol oxidation; Platinum

Indexed keywords

A-THERMAL; CARBON CLOTHS; ELECTROCHEMICAL CHARACTERISTICS; METHANOL OXIDATION; MIXED SOLUTION; NANO SCALE; PLATINUM-RUTHENIUM; PLATINUM-RUTHENIUM NANOPARTICLES; POTENTIOSTATIC ELECTRODEPOSITION; PULSED ELECTRODEPOSITION; WELL-DISPERSED;

ARGON; CARBON NANOTUBES; CATALYST ACTIVITY; CATALYTIC OXIDATION; CHEMICAL VAPOR DEPOSITION; CITRIC ACID; CYCLIC VOLTAMMETRY; ELECTRODEPOSITION; METHANOL; NANOPARTICLES; OXIDATION; RUTHENIUM; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; SOLUTIONS; SULFURIC ACID; TITANIUM; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY;

PLATINUM;

EID: 79958162134     PISSN: 03603199     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijhydene.2011.03.107     Document Type: Article

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