Investigation of PdSn nanometals alloy supported on spherical TiO2 for methanol electro-oxidation

Powder Technology

Volumn 241, Issue , 2013, Pages 1-6

  Ju, Jianfeng ^a,b   Chen, Xi ^b   Shi, Yujun ^a   Wu, Donghui ^a  

^a NANTONG UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b Columbia University ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

Anode catalyst; Direct methanol fuel cell; Methanol electro oxidation; Palladium; Tin; Titanium dioxide

Indexed keywords

ANODE CATALYSTS; ELECTROCATALYTIC ACTIVITY; ELECTROCHEMICAL ANALYSIS; METHANOL ELECTROOXIDATION; METHANOL OXIDATION; METHANOL OXIDATION REACTIONS; PHOTOCATALYTIC PROCESS; UNIFORM DISPERSIONS;

CATALYST ACTIVITY; CATALYST POISONING; DIRECT METHANOL FUEL CELLS (DMFC); ELECTROCATALYSTS; METHANOL; NANOPARTICLES; OXIDATION; PALLADIUM; TIN; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; ULTRAVIOLET RADIATION; X RAY DIFFRACTION;

TITANIUM DIOXIDE;

ALLOY; METHANOL; NANOPARTICLE; NANOSPHERE; PALLADIUM TIN TITANIUM DIOXIDE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; CATALYST SUPPORT; CHEMICAL COMPOSITION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISPERSION; ELECTROCHEMICAL ANALYSIS; ELECTROCHEMISTRY; ILLUMINATION; METHANOL ELECTRO OXIDATION; NANOANALYSIS; NANOCATALYSIS; NANOFABRICATION; OXIDATION; PARTICLE SIZE; PHOTOCATALYSIS; PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY; STRUCTURE ANALYSIS; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; ULTRAVIOLET RADIATION; X RAY DIFFRACTION;

EID: 84875685832     PISSN: 00325910     EISSN: 1873328X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.powtec.2013.03.012     Document Type: Article

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