Electro-synthesis of novel nanostructured PEDOT films and their application as catalyst support

Nanoscale Research Letters

Volumn 6, Issue , 2011, Pages 1-6

  Zhou, Cuifeng ^a   Liu, Zongwen ^a   Yan, Yushan ^b   Du, Xusheng ^a   Mai, Yiu Wing ^a   Ringer, Simon ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

^b University of California Riverside   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CATALYST SUPPORTS; CHLORINE; ELECTROCHEMISTRY; ELECTROOXIDATION; HIGH RESOLUTION TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; IONS; MORPHOLOGY; NANOSHEETS; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; SEMICONDUCTING FILMS;

ELECTRO SYNTHESIS; ELECTROCHEMICAL ACTIVITIES; ELECTROCHEMICAL METHODS; IRREGULAR MORPHOLOGY; METHANOL ELECTROOXIDATION; PLATINUM NANO-PARTICLES; POLY(3 ,4 ETHYLENEDIOXYTHIOPHENE) (PEDOT); SCANNING ELECTRONS;

POLYMER FILMS;

EID: 84862927070     PISSN: 19317573     EISSN: 1556276X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1556-276X-6-364     Document Type: Article

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