Pd supported on 2-4 nm MoC particles with reduced particle size,synergistic effect and high stability for ethanol oxidation

Electrochimica Acta

Volumn 108, Issue , 2013, Pages 644-650

  Yan, Zaoxue ^a,b   Xie, Jimin ^a   Shen, Pei Kang ^b   Zhang, Mingmei ^a   Zhang, Yuan ^a   Chen, Min ^a  

^a JIANGSU UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b SUN YAT SEN UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Electrocatalytic stability; Ethanol oxidation; Molybdenum carbide; Palladium electrocatalyst; Synergistic effect

Indexed keywords

CARBIDES; CARBON; ETHANOL; FUEL CELLS; ION EXCHANGE; OXIDATION; PARTICLE SIZE;

ALKALINE MEDIA; ELECTROCATALYTIC; ETHANOL OXIDATION; IONIC EXCHANGE; MOLYBDENUM CARBIDE; ONSET POTENTIAL; PEAK CURRENT DENSITY; SYNERGISTIC EFFECT;

ELECTROCATALYSTS;

EID: 84884581534     PISSN: 00134686     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.electacta.2013.07.022     Document Type: Article

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