Graphene ribbon-supported Pd nanoparticles as highly durable, efficient electrocatalysts for formic acid oxidation

Electrochimica Acta

Volumn 88, Issue , 2013, Pages 565-570

  Wang, Shuangyin ^a   Manthiram, Arumugam ^a  

^a The University of Texas at Austin   (United States)

Author keywords

Formic acid oxidation; Fuel cell; Graphene ribbon; Pd nanoparticles

Indexed keywords

AQUEOUS MEDIUM; AVERAGE PARTICLE SIZE; CLEAN PROCESS; ELECTROCHEMICAL SURFACE AREA; ENHANCED CATALYTIC ACTIVITY; FORMIC ACID OXIDATION; HIGH DENSITY; PD NANO PARTICLE; PEAK CURRENT DENSITY; PEAK POTENTIALS; SMALL PARTICLE SIZE; STRONG INTERACTION; SYNERGETIC EFFECT;

CATALYST ACTIVITY; ELECTROCATALYSTS; ELECTROLYSIS; FORMIC ACID; FUEL CELLS; NANOPARTICLES; PARTICLE SIZE;

GRAPHENE;

EID: 84870710091     PISSN: 00134686     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.electacta.2012.10.125     Document Type: Article

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