Morphology-controlled promoting activity of nanostructured MnO2 for methanol and ethanol electrooxidation on Pt/C

Journal of Physical Chemistry C

Volumn 117, Issue 10, 2013, Pages 4888-4900

  Meher, Sumanta Kumar ^a   Rao, G Ranga ^a  

^a INDIAN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY MADRAS   (India)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL ELECTRO OXIDATIONS; CO STRIPPING VOLTAMMETRY; ETHANOL ELECTRO-OXIDATION; ETHANOL ELECTROOXIDATION REACTIONS; FUEL CELL APPLICATION; MICROSTRUCTURE EFFECTS; PHYSICOCHEMICAL STUDIES; TRANSITION-METAL OXIDES;

CHRONOAMPEROMETRY; CYCLIC VOLTAMMETRY; DISPERSIONS; ELECTROCATALYSTS; ELECTROOXIDATION; ETHANOL; METHANOL; MORPHOLOGY; NANORODS; PHASE INTERFACES; PLATINUM; PLATINUM ALLOYS; UREA;

MANGANESE OXIDE;

EID: 84875129791     PISSN: 19327447     EISSN: 19327455     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/jp3093995     Document Type: Article

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