Sawtooth-shaped nickel-based submicrowires and their electrocatalytic activity for methanol oxidation in alkaline media

International Journal of Hydrogen Energy

Volumn 38, Issue 27, 2013, Pages 11863-11869

  Yu, Dongbo ^a,b   Zhang, Xinyi ^a   Wang, Kun ^a   He, Li ^a   Yao, Jianfeng ^a   Feng, Yi ^b   Wang, Huanting ^a  

^a MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b HEFEI UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (China)

Author keywords

Anode catalyst; Direct alcohol alkaline fuel cell; Nickel

Indexed keywords

ANODE CATALYSTS; ELECTROCATALYTIC ACTIVITY; ELECTRODE CATALYSTS; HYDRAZINE REDUCTION; METHANOL OXIDATION; NANOSIZE EFFECTS; NICKEL NANOPARTICLES; SALT PRECURSORS;

ALKALINE FUEL CELLS; CATALYSTS; ELECTROOXIDATION; METHANOL; NANOWIRES;

NICKEL;

EID: 84882723940     PISSN: 03603199     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijhydene.2013.07.003     Document Type: Article

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