Remarkable enhancement of electrocatalytic activity by tuning the interface of Pd-Au bimetallic nanoparticle tubes

ACS Nano

Volumn 5, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 4211-4218

  Cui, Chun Hua ^a   Yu, Jin Wen ^a   Li, Hui Hui ^a   Gao, Min Rui ^a   Liang, Hai Wei ^a   Yu, Shu Hong ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY OF CHINA   (China)

Author keywords

Ethanol oxidation; Fuel cells; Interface; Pd Au nanoparticle tubes; Synergistic effect

Indexed keywords

AU NANOPARTICLE; BIMETALLIC NANOPARTICLES; BIMETALLIC SYSTEMS; CRITICAL ISSUES; ELECTROCATALYTIC ACTIVITY; ENHANCED CATALYTIC ACTIVITY; ETHANOL OXIDATION; INTERFACE STRUCTURES; METAL COMPONENTS; PD-AU NANOPARTICLE TUBES; SYNERGISTIC EFFECT;

CATALYST ACTIVITY; CHEMICAL PROPERTIES; ETHANOL; FUEL CELLS; GOLD; NANOPARTICLES; OXIDATION;

PALLADIUM;

GOLD; NANOMATERIAL; PALLADIUM;

ARTICLE; CATALYSIS; CHEMISTRY; CONFORMATION; CRYSTALLIZATION; ELECTROCHEMISTRY; MACROMOLECULE; MATERIALS TESTING; METHODOLOGY; PARTICLE SIZE; SURFACE PROPERTY; ULTRASTRUCTURE;

CATALYSIS; CRYSTALLIZATION; ELECTROCHEMISTRY; GOLD; MACROMOLECULAR SUBSTANCES; MATERIALS TESTING; MOLECULAR CONFORMATION; NANOSTRUCTURES; PALLADIUM; PARTICLE SIZE; SURFACE PROPERTIES;

EID: 80051510861     PISSN: 19360851     EISSN: 1936086X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/nn2010602     Document Type: Article

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