Comparison study of electrocatalytic activity of reduced graphene oxide supported Pt-Cu bimetallic or Pt nanoparticles for the electrooxidation of methanol and ethanol

International Journal of Hydrogen Energy

Volumn 38, Issue 33, 2013, Pages 14242-14249

  Li, Feihui ^a   Guo, Yongqin ^b   Chen, Mingxi ^b   Qiu, Haixia ^b   Sun, Xiying ^b   Wang, Wei ^b   Liu, Yu ^b   Gao, Jianping ^b  

^a TIANJIN UNIVERSITY OF COMMERCE   (China)

^b TIANJIN UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Electrocatalytic; Methanol oxidation; Pt Cu bimetallic nanoparticles; Reduced graphene oxide

Indexed keywords

BIMETALLIC NANOPARTICLES; DENDRITIC STRUCTURES; ELECTRO-CATALYTIC OXIDATION; ELECTROCATALYTIC; ELECTROCATALYTIC ACTIVITY; METHANOL OXIDATION; REDUCED GRAPHENE OXIDES; UV-VIS SPECTROPHOTOMETERS;

CATALYST ACTIVITY; CATALYTIC OXIDATION; ELECTROCATALYSIS; ELECTROOXIDATION; ETHANOL; GRAPHENE; METHANOL; NANOPARTICLES; PHOTOELECTRONS; SYNTHESIS (CHEMICAL); TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; X RAY DIFFRACTION; X RAY PHOTOELECTRON SPECTROSCOPY;

PLATINUM;

EID: 84886089439     PISSN: 03603199     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijhydene.2013.08.093     Document Type: Article

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