Enhanced electrocatalytic performance for hydrogen oxidation reaction on gold nanoparticles supported on tungsten oxide (VI) modified carbon

International Journal of Hydrogen Energy

Volumn 37, Issue 10, 2012, Pages 8170-8176

  Jang, Ji Hoon ^a   Lee, Eunjik ^b   Kwon, Young Uk ^a,b,c  

^a Sungkyunkwan University   (South Korea)

^b Sungkyunkwan University   (South Korea)

^c BK21 School of Chemical Materials Science   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Electrocatalysts; Gold; Hydrogen oxidation; Sonochemistry; Tungsten oxide

Indexed keywords

CATALYST SYSTEM; CATALYTIC BEHAVIOR; COCATALYST; ELECTROCATALYTIC ACTIVITY; ELECTROCATALYTIC PERFORMANCE; ENERGY DISPERSIVE X RAY SPECTROSCOPY; GOLD NANOPARTICLE; GOLD NANOPARTICLES; HYDROGEN OXIDATION; HYDROGEN OXIDATION REACTION; LINEAR SWEEP VOLTAMMETRY; MODIFIED CARBON; POWDER X RAY DIFFRACTION; ROTATING DISK ELECTRODES; SONICATION TREATMENT; SONOCHEMICAL; STABLE ACTIVITY; TUNGSTEN OXIDE;

ELECTROCATALYSTS; GOLD; HYDROGEN; METAL NANOPARTICLES; OXIDES; PROTONS; ROTATING DISKS; SONOCHEMISTRY; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; TUNGSTEN COMPOUNDS; X RAY DIFFRACTION; X RAY SPECTROSCOPY;

GOLD ALLOYS;

EID: 84860361739     PISSN: 03603199     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijhydene.2012.03.012     Document Type: Article

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