Synthesis of multiwall carbon nanotubes with a high loading of Pt bya microwave-assisted impregnation method for use in the oxygenreduction reaction

Electrochimica Acta

Volumn 108, Issue , 2013, Pages 769-775

  Rahsepar, Mansour ^a   Pakshir, Mahmoud ^a   Kim, Hasuck ^b,c  

^a SHIRAZ UNIVERSITY   (Iran)

^b Seoul National University   (South Korea)

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

Author keywords

Carbon nanotube; Electrocatalyst; Fuel cell; Platinum

Indexed keywords

CARBON NANOTUBES; CATALYST ACTIVITY; CATALYSTS; ELECTROCATALYSTS; ELECTROLYTIC REDUCTION; FUEL CELLS; HIGH RESOLUTION TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; IMPREGNATION; MOLECULES; NANOTUBES; PARTICLE SIZE; PARTICLE SIZE ANALYSIS; PLATINUM; ROTATING DISKS; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; X RAY DIFFRACTION; YARN;

CATALYST NANO PARTICLES; ELECTROCATALYTIC ACTIVITY; ELECTROCATALYTIC PERFORMANCE; IMPREGNATION METHODS; IMPROVED IMPREGNATION METHOD; OXYGEN REDUCTION REACTION; PHYSICO-CHEMICAL CHARACTERIZATION; ROTATING DISK ELECTRODES;

MULTIWALLED CARBON NANOTUBES (MWCN);

EID: 84884575501     PISSN: 00134686     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.electacta.2013.07.028     Document Type: Article

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