Boosting catalytic activity with a p-n junction: Ni/TiO 2 nanotube arrays composite catalyst for methanol oxidation

International Journal of Hydrogen Energy

Volumn 37, Issue 6, 2012, Pages 4967-4973

  He, Huichao ^a   Xiao, Peng ^a   Zhou, Ming ^a   Zhang, Yunhuai ^a   Lou, Qing ^a   Dong, Xizhe ^a  

^a CHONGQING UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Illumination; Methanol oxidation; Nickel; p n Junction; Titania nanotube

Indexed keywords

ALKALINE MEDIA; ANODE CATALYSTS; COMPOSITE CATALYSTS; ELECTROCHEMICAL ANALYZERS; ELECTROCHEMICAL STUDIES; FIELD EMISSION SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; METHANOL OXIDATION; NANOTUBE ARRAYS; NI NANOPARTICLES; P-N JUNCTION; PULSED ELECTRODEPOSITION; TIO; TITANIA NANOTUBES;

CATALYST ACTIVITY; DIRECT METHANOL FUEL CELLS (DMFC); FIELD EMISSION MICROSCOPES; LIGHTING; METHANOL; NANOTUBES; NICKEL; OXIDATION; SEMICONDUCTOR JUNCTIONS; TITANIUM DIOXIDE; X RAY DIFFRACTION; X RAY PHOTOELECTRON SPECTROSCOPY;

REACTION INTERMEDIATES;

EID: 84857650283     PISSN: 03603199     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijhydene.2011.12.107     Document Type: Article

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