The studies of performance of the Au electrode modified by Zn as the anode electrocatalyst of direct borohydride fuel cell

International Journal of Hydrogen Energy

Volumn 36, Issue 15, 2011, Pages 8857-8863

  He, Peiying ^a   Wang, Xianyou ^a   Fu, Pei ^a   Wang, Hong ^a   Yi, Lanhua ^a  

^a XIANGTAN UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Anode electrocatalyst; Au(1 x)Znx bimetallic; Borohydride oxidation; Direct borohydride fuel cell; Stability

Indexed keywords

ANODE ELECTROCATALYST; AU ELECTRODES; AVERAGE PARTICLE SIZE; BIMETALLICS; BOROHYDRIDE OXIDATION; CHRONOPOTENTIOMETRY; ELECTROCHEMICAL MEASUREMENTS; ENERGY DISPERSIVE X-RAY; FUEL CELL TESTS; HYDROLYSIS REACTION; MAXIMUM POWER DENSITY; REVERSE MICROEMULSION METHOD; ZN CONTENT;

CATALYST ACTIVITY; CATALYTIC OXIDATION; CYCLIC VOLTAMMETRY; DIRECT BOROHYDRIDE FUEL CELLS (DBFC); ELECTROCHEMICAL PROPERTIES; ELECTROLYSIS; GOLD; MICROEMULSIONS; OXIDATION; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; X RAY DIFFRACTION; X RAY DIFFRACTION ANALYSIS; ZINC;

ELECTROCATALYSTS;

EID: 79958847734     PISSN: 03603199     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijhydene.2011.04.128     Document Type: Article

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