The improvement of catalytic efficiency by optimizing Pt on carbon cloth as a cathode of a microbial fuel cell

Electrochimica Acta

Volumn 108, Issue , 2013, Pages 241-247

  Yen, S J ^a   Tsai, M C ^a   Wang, Z C ^b   Peng, H L ^b   Tsai, C H ^a   Yew, T R ^a  

^a NATIONAL TSING HUA UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b NATIONAL CHIAO TUNG UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Cathode; Electrodeposition; MFC; Ptloading

Indexed keywords

CATHODES; EFFICIENCY; ELECTRODEPOSITION; ELECTRODES; FUEL CELLS; PARTICLE SIZE; PARTICLE SIZE ANALYSIS; PLATINUM; SPUTTERING;

ACTIVE SURFACE AREA; CATALYTIC EFFECTS; CATALYTIC EFFICIENCIES; CYCLIC VOLTAMMOGRAMS; DEPOSITION METHODS; EIS MEASUREMENTS; ELECTRO-ABSORPTION; PTLOADING;

MICROBIAL FUEL CELLS;

EID: 84884256222     PISSN: 00134686     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.electacta.2013.06.019     Document Type: Article

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