Effect of the templates on the synthesis of hollow carbon materials as electrocatalyst supports for direct alcohol fuel cells

International Journal of Hydrogen Energy

Volumn 37, Issue 5, 2012, Pages 4728-4736

  Yan, Zaoxue ^a   Meng, Hui ^a   Shen, Pei Kang ^a   Meng, Yuezhong ^a   Ji, Hongbin ^a  

^a SUN YAT SEN UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Ethanol electrooxidation; Fuel cell; Hollow carbon hemisphere; Pd electrocatalyst; Polystyrene sphere; Silica template

Indexed keywords

BRUNAUER-EMMETT-TELLER SURFACE AREAS; CARBON MATERIAL; DIRECT ALCOHOL FUEL CELL; ELECTROCATALYST SUPPORT; ENERGY DENSITY; ETHANOL ELECTRO-OXIDATION; ETHANOL OXIDATION; EXCELLENT PERFORMANCE; FORMATION MECHANISM; HEMISPHERICAL STRUCTURE; HIGH SURFACE AREA; HIGHER ALCOHOLS; HOLLOW CARBON HEMISPHERE; MESOPOROUS SHELL; METAL NANOPARTICLES; MICROSCOPIC MEASUREMENT; PD NANO PARTICLE; PEAK CURRENT DENSITY; POLYSTYRENE SPHERE; POLYSTYRENE SPHERES; SILICA TEMPLATE; SOLID CORE; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON; UNIFORM PARTICLE DISTRIBUTION;

CARBON; DIRECT ALCOHOL FUEL CELLS (DAFC); ELECTROOXIDATION; ETHANOL; FUEL CELLS; MESOPOROUS MATERIALS; POLYSTYRENES; PRECIOUS METALS; SILICA; SPHERES;

ELECTROCATALYSTS;

EID: 84856746249     PISSN: 03603199     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijhydene.2011.04.113     Document Type: Conference Paper

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