Reverse micelle synthesis of AuNi alloy as electrocatalyst of borohydride oxidation

International Journal of Hydrogen Energy

Volumn 37, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 1254-1262

  He, Peiying ^a   Wang, Xianyou ^a   Liu, Yujin ^b   Yi, Lanhua ^a   Liu, Xue ^a  

^a XIANGTAN UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b Datang Xiangtan Power Generation Co Ltd   (China)

Author keywords

AuNi alloy; Borohydride oxidation; Direct borohydride fuel cell; Electrocatalyst; Reverse micelle

Indexed keywords

AU-NI ALLOYS; AVERAGE DIAMETER; BOROHYDRIDE FUEL CELLS; BOROHYDRIDE OXIDATION; BOROHYDRIDES; CATALYTIC PERFORMANCE; MOLAR RATIO; REVERSE MICELLE SYNTHESIS; REVERSE MICELLES; TWO-PHASE SEPARATION; WATER-IN-OIL MICROEMULSIONS; X RAY DIFFRACTOMETERS;

CATALYST ACTIVITY; CATALYTIC OXIDATION; ELECTROCHEMICAL OXIDATION; ELECTROOXIDATION; MICELLES; MICROEMULSIONS; PARTICLE SIZE; PHASE SEPARATION; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY;

ELECTROCATALYSTS;

EID: 84855703453     PISSN: 03603199     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijhydene.2011.09.144     Document Type: Article

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