Electrocatalysis by design: Enhanced electrooxidation of formic acid at platinum nanoparticles-nickel oxide nanoparticles binary catalysts

Electrochimica Acta

Volumn 94, Issue , 2013, Pages 62-71

  El Nagar, Gumaa A ^a   Mohammad, Ahmad M ^a,b   El Deab, Mohamed S ^a,b   El Anadouli, Bahgat E ^a  

^a CAIRO UNIVERSITY   (Egypt)

^b The British University in Egypt   (Egypt)

Author keywords

Electrocatalysis; Fuel cells; Nickel oxide nanoparticles; Platinum nanoparticles

Indexed keywords

DEPOSITION SEQUENCES; DIRECT OXIDATION; ELECTRO-CATALYTIC OXIDATION; GLASSY CARBON ELECTRODES; NICKEL OXIDE NANOPARTICLE; OXIDATION PATHWAY; OXIDE NANOPARTICLES; PLATINUM NANO-PARTICLES;

CARBON DIOXIDE; CATALYSIS; CATALYST ACTIVITY; CATALYTIC OXIDATION; CHARGE TRANSFER; ELECTROCATALYSIS; ELECTRODES; ELECTROOXIDATION; FORMIC ACID; FUEL CELLS; NANOPARTICLES; NICKEL OXIDE; OXIDATION;

PLATINUM;

EID: 84874028476     PISSN: 00134686     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.electacta.2013.01.133     Document Type: Article

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