Core-shell structured tungsten-tungsten carbide as a Pt catalyst support and its activity for methanol electrooxidation

International Journal of Hydrogen Energy

Volumn 37, Issue 14, 2012, Pages 10671-10679

  Obradovic M D ^a   Babic B M ^b   Radmilovic V R ^c   Krstajic N V ^c   Gojković, S Lj ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BELGRADE   (Serbia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BELGRADE   (Serbia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF BELGRADE   (Serbia)

Author keywords

CO oxidation; Electrocatalysis; Fuel cell; Methanol oxidation; Platinum; Tungsten carbide

Indexed keywords

BIFUNCTIONAL MECHANISMS; CO OXIDATION; CORE SHELL STRUCTURE; CORE-SHELL; CRYOGELS; GRAPHITIZED CARBONS; HYDROGEN INTERCALATION; META-TUNGSTATE; METHANOL ELECTROOXIDATION; METHANOL OXIDATION; ONSET POTENTIAL; OXIDATION OF CO; POSITIVE POTENTIAL; POTENTIAL CYCLING; PT CATALYSTS; PT NANOPARTICLES; STABILITY TESTS; SUPPORTING ELECTROLYTE; SURFACE AREA; TUNGSTEN OXIDE;

CALCINATION; CARBON; CATALYST POISONING; CATALYST SUPPORTS; CYCLIC VOLTAMMETRY; ELECTROCATALYSIS; ELECTROLYTES; ELECTROOXIDATION; FUEL CELLS; HYDROGEN; METHANOL; OXIDATION; OXIDES; PLATINUM; PLATINUM ALLOYS; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; TUNGSTEN; X RAY DIFFRACTION;

TUNGSTEN CARBIDE;

EID: 84862647404     PISSN: 03603199     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijhydene.2012.04.114     Document Type: Article

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