Fabrication of MEA based on optimum amount of Co in PdxCo/C alloy nanoparticles as a new cathode for oxygen reduction reaction in passive direct methanol fuel cells

Electrochimica Acta

Volumn 89, Issue , 2013, Pages 212-221

  Gharibi, Hussein ^a,b   Golmohammadi, Farhad ^a   Kheirmand, Mehdi ^c  

^a TARBIAT MODARES UNIVERSITY   (Iran)

^b UNIVERSITY OF UTAH   (United States)

^c YASOUJ UNIVERSITY   (Iran)

Author keywords

Impregnation method; Methanol tolerance; Oxygen reduction reaction; Passive DMFC; PdxCo alloys

Indexed keywords

CO ALLOYS; IMPREGNATION METHODS; METHANOL TOLERANCE; OXYGEN REDUCTION REACTION; PASSIVE DMFC;

CATALYST ACTIVITY; CATHODES; CHARGE TRANSFER; CHRONOAMPEROMETRY; COBALT ALLOYS; CYCLIC VOLTAMMETRY; DIRECT METHANOL FUEL CELLS (DMFC); ELECTROCATALYSTS; ELECTROCHEMICAL IMPEDANCE SPECTROSCOPY; ELECTROLYSIS; ELECTROLYTIC REDUCTION; ETHYLENE GLYCOL; HEATING; IMPREGNATION; METHANOL; NANOPARTICLES; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; SYNTHESIS (CHEMICAL); TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; X RAY DIFFRACTION;

PALLADIUM;

EID: 84874404545     PISSN: 00134686     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.electacta.2012.10.147     Document Type: Article

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