High-yield, size-controlled synthesis of silver nanoplates and their applications as methanol-tolerant electrocatalysts in oxygen reduction reaction

International Journal of Hydrogen Energy

Volumn 36, Issue 17, 2011, Pages 10502-10512

  Lee, Chien Liang ^a   Syu, Ciou Mei ^a   Chiou, Hsueh Ping ^a   Chen, Chih Hao ^a   Yang, Hao Lin ^a  

^a NATIONAL KAOHSIUNG UNIVERSITY OF APPLIED SCIENCES   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Cathodic catalyst; Nanoprism; Oxygen reduction reaction

Indexed keywords

AG ELECTRODE; AMMONIUM IONS; CATHODIC CATALYST; DIPOLE RESONANCES; EDGE LENGTH; ELECTRO-ACTIVITY; ELECTRON TRANSFER; GROWTH DIRECTIONS; HIGH ACTIVITY; HIGH YIELD; IN-PLANE; LOW-INTENSITY PEAK; N VALUE; NANO-PLATE; NANODISKS; NANOPLATES; NANOPRISM; NOVEL METHODS; OXYGEN REDUCTION REACTION; ROTATING RING-DISK ELECTRODE; SEED SOLUTION; SEED SURFACES; SILVER NANOPLATES; SIZE CONTROLLED SYNTHESIS;

AMMONIUM COMPOUNDS; ELECTROCATALYSTS; ELECTROLYTIC REDUCTION; METHANOL; OXYGEN; RESONANCE; SEED; SYNTHESIS (CHEMICAL);

NANOSTRUCTURES;

EID: 80051600085     PISSN: 03603199     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijhydene.2011.06.028     Document Type: Article

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