Pd-Ni-Cu-P metallic glass nanowires for methanol and ethanol oxidation in alkaline media

International Journal of Hydrogen Energy

Volumn 38, Issue 26, 2013, Pages 11248-11255

  Sekol, Ryan C ^a   Carmo, Marcelo ^a   Kumar, Golden ^a,b   Gittleson, Forrest ^a   Doubek, Gustavo ^a,d   Sun, Kai ^c   Schroers, Jan ^a,b   Taylor, André D ^a  

^a YALE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Yale University   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Alcohol oxidation; Alkaline fuel cell; Bulk metallic glass; Electrocatalysts; Nanowires; Palladium

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL OXIDATION; BULK METALLIC GLASS; ETHANOL OXIDATION; FUEL CELL APPLICATION; HIGH ELECTRICAL CONDUCTIVITY; HIGH SURFACE AREA; LOW PROCESSING TEMPERATURE; ONSET POTENTIAL;

ACTIVATION ENERGY; ALKALINE FUEL CELLS; CYCLIC VOLTAMMETRY; ELECTROLYSIS; GLASS; HYDROGEN PRODUCTION; METALLIC GLASS; METHANOL; NANOWIRES; NICKEL; PALLADIUM;

ELECTROCATALYSTS;

EID: 84882452139     PISSN: 03603199     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijhydene.2013.06.017     Document Type: Article

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