Ultrafine amorphous Co-W-B alloy as the anode catalyst for a direct borohydride fuel cell

International Journal of Hydrogen Energy

Volumn 38, Issue 6, 2013, Pages 2884-2888

  Li, Sai ^a   Yang, Xiaodong ^b   Zhu, Haiyan ^b   Wei, Xiaozhu ^b   Liu, Yongning ^b  

^a XI'AN UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (China)

^b XI'AN JIAOTONG UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Cell performance; Direct borohydride fuel cell; Ultrafine amorphous Co W B catalyst

Indexed keywords

ANODE CATALYSTS; CELL PERFORMANCE; CHEMICAL REDUCTION; GOOD DURABILITY; MAXIMUM POWER OUTPUT; POWER DENSITIES; ULTRAFINE;

CATALYSTS; DIRECT BOROHYDRIDE FUEL CELLS (DBFC);

TUNGSTEN;

EID: 84873106237     PISSN: 03603199     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijhydene.2012.11.148     Document Type: Article

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