Catalytic activity of Pt anchored onto graphite nanofiber-poly (3,4-ethylenedioxythiophene) composite toward oxygen reduction reaction in polymer electrolyte fuel cells

Electrochimica Acta

Volumn 108, Issue , 2013, Pages 95-103

  Peera, S Gouse ^a   Tintula, K K ^a   Sahu, A K ^a,b   Shanmugam, S ^b   Sridhar, P ^a   Pitchumani, S ^a  

^a CENTRAL ELECTROCHEMICAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (India)

^b Daegu Gyeongbuk Institute of Science and Technology   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Graphitic nanofiber; PEFC,. Durability; Poly(3,4 ethylenedioxythiophene)

Indexed keywords

CATALYST ACTIVITY; CATALYST SUPPORTS; CATALYSTS; CONDUCTING POLYMERS; ELECTROLYTES; ELECTROLYTIC REDUCTION; ETHYLENE; ETHYLENE GLYCOL; FUEL CELLS; GRAPHITE; NANOFIBERS; PLATINUM; PROTON EXCHANGE MEMBRANE FUEL CELLS (PEMFC); SOLID ELECTROLYTES;

ELECTROCATALYTIC ACTIVITY; GRAPHITE NANO FIBERS; GRAPHITIC NANOFIBER; OXYGEN REDUCTION REACTION; PEAK POWER DENSITIES; POLY(3 ,4 ETHYLENEDIOXYTHIOPHENE) (PEDOT); POLY-3 ,4-ETHYLENEDIOXYTHIOPHENE; POLYMER ELECTROLYTE FUEL CELLS;

POLYELECTROLYTES;

EID: 84884257052     PISSN: 00134686     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.electacta.2013.06.098     Document Type: Article

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