Preparation and characterization of the electroactive composites containing nickel nanoparticles and carbon nanotubes

Electrochimica Acta

Volumn 90, Issue , 2013, Pages 563-572

  Pacuła, Aleksandra ^a   Nowak, Paweł ^a   Socha, Robert P ^a   Ruggiero Mikołajczyk, Małgorzata ^a   Mucha, Dariusz ^a   Bielańska, Elzbieta ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF CATALYSIS AND SURFACE CHEMISTRY   (Poland)

Author keywords

Carbon nanotubes; Electrocatalysts; Layered double hydroxides; Methanol oxidation reaction; Nickel nanoparticles

Indexed keywords

ACTIVE AREA; ALKALINE MEDIUM; ATOMIC RATIO; CATALYTIC CHEMICAL VAPOR DEPOSITION; ELECTROACTIVE COMPOSITES; ELECTROCATALYTIC PERFORMANCE; LAYERED DOUBLE HYDROXIDES; METHANOL OXIDATION REACTIONS; N-DOPED; NI NANOPARTICLES; NI-AL LAYERED DOUBLE HYDROXIDES; NICKEL NANOPARTICLES; NITROGEN SORPTION; PHYSICOCHEMICAL PROPERTY; POWDER X RAY DIFFRACTION; PROBE MOLECULES; SYNTHESIS TEMPERATURES;

ACETONITRILE; CARBON NANOTUBES; CHEMICAL VAPOR DEPOSITION; CYCLIC VOLTAMMETRY; ELECTROCATALYSTS; ELECTROCHEMICAL PROPERTIES; HYBRID MATERIALS; METHANOL; NANOPARTICLES; PHOTOELECTRONS; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; SORPTION; SYNTHESIS (CHEMICAL); THERMOGRAVIMETRIC ANALYSIS; X RAY DIFFRACTION; X RAY PHOTOELECTRON SPECTROSCOPY;

NICKEL;

EID: 84872410492     PISSN: 00134686     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.electacta.2012.12.062     Document Type: Article

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