Palladium selenides as active methanol tolerant cathode materials for direct methanol fuel cell

International Journal of Hydrogen Energy

Volumn 36, Issue 16, 2011, Pages 10006-10012

  Madhu, ^a   Singh, R N ^a  

^a BANARAS HINDU UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

Direct methanol fuel cell; Methanol tolerant cathode materials; Oxygen reduction reaction; Palladium selenides

Indexed keywords

CATHODE MATERIALS; ELECTROCATALYTIC ACTIVITY; ELECTROCATALYTIC PROPERTIES; EXPERIMENTAL CONDITIONS; HYDROTHERMAL METHODS; LINEAR SWEEP VOLTAMMETRY; METHANOL TOLERANT; ORTHORHOMBIC CRYSTAL STRUCTURES; OXYGEN REDUCTION REACTION; SELENIDES; XRD;

DIRECT METHANOL FUEL CELLS (DMFC); ELECTROLYTIC REDUCTION; METHANOL; METHANOL FUELS; OXYGEN; SELENIUM COMPOUNDS;

CATHODES;

EID: 79960906782     PISSN: 03603199     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijhydene.2011.05.069     Document Type: Article

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