Investigation of AuNi/C anode catalyst for direct methanol fuel cells

International Journal of Hydrogen Energy

Volumn 38, Issue 29, 2013, Pages 12838-12846

  Yan, Shaohui ^a   Gao, Lizhen ^a,b   Zhang, Shichao ^c   Gao, Lili ^a   Zhang, Weike ^a   Li, Yuzhen ^a  

^a TAIYUAN UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (China)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

^c BEIHANG UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Direct methanol fuel cells; Electrocatalysis; Electrochemical oxidation; Methanol; Nanomaterials

Indexed keywords

ANNEALING TEMPERATURES; BI-FUNCTIONAL MECHANISMS; ELECTROCATALYTIC ACTIVITY; ELECTROCHEMICAL ACTIVITIES; ELECTROCHEMICALLY ACTIVE SURFACE AREAS; HEAT TREATMENT TEMPERATURE; IMPREGNATION METHODS; RESEARCH RESULTS;

ACTIVATED CARBON; ALLOYING; DIRECT METHANOL FUEL CELLS (DMFC); ELECTROCATALYSIS; ELECTROCHEMICAL OXIDATION; GOLD; METHANOL; NANOPARTICLES; NANOSTRUCTURED MATERIALS; NICKEL; SYNTHESIS (CHEMICAL);

CATALYSTS;

EID: 84883819346     PISSN: 03603199     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijhydene.2013.07.102     Document Type: Conference Paper

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