Synthesis and performance of Pd/SnO2-TiO2/MWCNT catalysts for direct formic acid fuel cell application

Electrochimica Acta

Volumn 92, Issue , 2013, Pages 176-182

  An, Hao ^a   Cui, Hao ^a   Zhou, Dandan ^a   Tao, Dejing ^a   Li, Baojv ^a   Zhai, Jianping ^a   Li, Qin ^a  

^a NANJING UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Direct formic acid fuel cells; Electrocatalysis; Formic acid oxidation; Fuel cell; Palladium

Indexed keywords

CHEMICAL METHOD; CO TOLERANCE; DIRECT FORMIC ACID FUEL CELLS; FORMIC ACID OXIDATION; PD PARTICLE; SYNERGETIC EFFECT; TIO; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY (TEM);

CATALYSTS; CYCLIC VOLTAMMETRY; ELECTROCATALYSIS; ELECTROCHEMICAL IMPEDANCE SPECTROSCOPY; FORMIC ACID FUEL CELLS (FAFC); FUEL CELLS; OXIDATION; PALLADIUM; TITANIUM DIOXIDE; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY;

FORMIC ACID;

EID: 84873046813     PISSN: 00134686     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.electacta.2012.12.111     Document Type: Article

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