Novel synthesis and characterization of nanocomposite Pt-WO3-TiO2/C electrocatalyst for PEMFC

Ionics

Volumn 19, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 127-135

  Nagarajan, M ^b   Paruthimal Kalaignan, G ^b   Pathanjali, G A ^a  

^a High Energy Batteries I Ltd   (India)

^b ALAGAPPA UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

Chemical synthesis; Nanostructures; Transition electron microscopy; X ray diffraction

Indexed keywords

ANODES; CARBON; CYCLIC VOLTAMMETRY; ELECTROCATALYSTS; ELECTROLYSIS; ENERGY DISPERSIVE X RAY ANALYSIS; HIGH RESOLUTION TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; MOLAR RATIO; NANOCRYSTALLINE MATERIALS; NANOSTRUCTURES; OXIDE MINERALS; PLATINUM; PLATINUM ALLOYS; POLYELECTROLYTES; PROTON EXCHANGE MEMBRANE FUEL CELLS (PEMFC); SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; SYNTHESIS (CHEMICAL); TERNARY ALLOYS; TIO2 NANOPARTICLES; TITANIUM ALLOYS; TITANIUM DIOXIDE; TITANIUM METALLOGRAPHY; TUNGSTEN COMPOUNDS; X RAY DIFFRACTION; X RAY DIFFRACTION ANALYSIS;

CARBON-SUPPORTED PT; CRYSTALLINE STRUCTURE; ELECTROCHEMICAL ACTIVE SURFACE AREAS; ELECTROCHEMICAL PERFORMANCE; MORPHOLOGICAL CHARACTERIZATION; SINGLE CELL PERFORMANCE; SYNTHESIS AND CHARACTERIZATIONS; WEIGHT PERCENTAGES;

TUNGSTEN METALLOGRAPHY;

EID: 84871934874     PISSN: 09477047     EISSN: 18620760     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11581-012-0709-9     Document Type: Article

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