Novel anodes for fuel cell using nanostructured tungsten and titanium based electrocatalysts

International Journal of Hydrogen Energy

Volumn 36, Issue 22, 2011, Pages 14829-14837

  Nagarajan, M ^b   Paruthimal Kalaignan, G ^b   Pathanjali, G A ^a  

^a High Energy Batteries I Ltd   (India)

^b ALAGAPPA UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

Carbon support; Electrocatalyst; Membrane electrode assembly; Nano composite; Polymer electrolyte membrane fuel cell; Transmission electron microscope

Indexed keywords

CARBON SUPPORT; CHEMICAL COMPOSITIONS; CHEMICAL REDUCTION METHODS; ELECTROCHEMICAL PERFORMANCE; ENERGY DISPERSIVE X RAY SPECTROSCOPY; FACE-CENTERED CUBIC STRUCTURE; LINE BROADENING; LONG-TERM STABILITY TEST; MEMBRANE ELECTRODE ASSEMBLIES; MORPHOLOGICAL CHARACTERIZATION; NANO-STRUCTURED; POLYMER ELECTROLYTE MEMBRANE FUEL CELL; PT CATALYSTS; SINGLE CELLS; SODIUM BOROHYDRIDES; SURFACE AREA; TIO; TITANIUM-BASED; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPE; VOLTAMMETRY MEASUREMENTS; XRD; XRD ANALYSIS;

CYCLIC VOLTAMMETRY; FUEL CELLS; NANOCOMPOSITES; PLATINUM; PLATINUM ALLOYS; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; SODIUM; TITANIUM; TITANIUM DIOXIDE; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; TUNGSTEN; TUNGSTEN COMPOUNDS; X RAY DIFFRACTION; X RAY DIFFRACTION ANALYSIS; X RAY SPECTROSCOPY;

ELECTROCATALYSTS;

EID: 80054012343     PISSN: 03603199     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijhydene.2011.06.086     Document Type: Article

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