Rapid synthesis of Pt-based alloy/carbon nanotube catalysts for a direct methanol fuel cell using flash light irradiation

International Journal of Hydrogen Energy

Volumn 37, Issue 17, 2012, Pages 12597-12604

  Park, Sung Hyeon ^a   Jung, Hye Mi ^a   Um, Sukkee ^a   Song, Yong Won ^b   Kim, Hak Sung ^a  

^a Hanyang University   (South Korea)

^b Korea Institute of Science and Technology   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Carbon nanotubes; Direct methanol fuel cells; Flash light irradiation; Methanol; Nanoparticle alloys

Indexed keywords

ALLOY NANOPARTICLE; METHANOL ELECTROOXIDATION; NANOPARTICLE-ALLOYS; NANOTUBE CATALYSTS; PTRU ALLOY; RAPID SYNTHESIS;

ALLOYS; CARBON NANOTUBES; CATALYST ACTIVITY; CYCLIC VOLTAMMETRY; DIRECT METHANOL FUEL CELLS (DMFC); ELECTROCHEMICAL IMPEDANCE SPECTROSCOPY; IRRADIATION; METHANOL; MOLYBDENUM; MULTIWALLED CARBON NANOTUBES (MWCN); NANOPARTICLES; PLATINUM; RAMAN SPECTROSCOPY; RUTHENIUM ALLOYS; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; SYNTHESIS (CHEMICAL); X RAY DIFFRACTION;

PLATINUM ALLOYS;

EID: 84865001690     PISSN: 03603199     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijhydene.2012.06.004     Document Type: Article

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