High performance PtPdAu nano-catalyst for ethanol oxidation in alkaline media for fuel cell applications

International Journal of Hydrogen Energy

Volumn 36, Issue 22, 2011, Pages 14898-14906

  Dutta, Abhijit ^a   Mahapatra, Susanta Sinha ^a   Datta, Jayati ^a  

^a INDIAN INSTITUTE OF ENGINEERING SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (India)

Author keywords

BET isotherm; Electron microscopy; Ethanol electro oxidation; Impedance spectroscopy; Nano catalysts

Indexed keywords

ALKALINE MEDIA; ANODIC PEAKS; AVERAGE SIZE; BET EQUATION; BET ISOTHERM; BOROHYDRIDE REDUCTIONS; CARBON SUPPORT; CATALYTIC EFFICIENCIES; CHARGE TRANSFER RESISTANCE; CUBIC LATTICE; ELECTRODE KINETICS; ETHANOL ELECTRO-OXIDATION; ETHANOL OXIDATION; EXTERNAL SURFACES; FUEL CELL APPLICATION; IMPEDANCE SPECTROSCOPY; LATTICE PLANE; LOW RESOLUTION; MATRIX; METAL COMPONENTS; METAL NANOPARTICLES; NANO CATALYSTS; NANO-CATALYST; PORE VOLUME; ROOM TEMPERATURE; SUPPORTED PT; TEM (TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY); TEM IMAGES; TERNARY CATALYSTS; TEXTURAL PROPERTIES; UNIFORM DISPERSIONS; VULCAN XC72; XRD; XRD PATTERNS;

ADSORPTION; CHARGE TRANSFER; ETHANOL; FUEL CELLS; ION EXCHANGE; ISOTHERMS; OXIDATION; PALLADIUM; PLATINUM; PLATINUM ALLOYS; TERNARY SYSTEMS; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; X RAY DIFFRACTION;

CATALYSTS;

EID: 80054049944     PISSN: 03603199     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijhydene.2011.02.101     Document Type: Article

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