Platinum nanoparticles supported on epitaxial TiC/nanodiamond as an electrocatalyst with enhanced durability for fuel cells

Carbon

Volumn 67, Issue , 2014, Pages 409-416

  Zhao, Yuling ^a   Wang, Yanhui ^a   Cheng, Xiaozhe ^a   Dong, Liang ^a   Zhang, Yan ^a   Zang, Jianbing ^a  

^a YANSHAN UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CARBON; CARBON BLACK; CATALYSTS; CHEMICAL STABILITY; DURABILITY; ELECTROCATALYSTS; ELECTROLYTIC REDUCTION; ETHYLENE; ETHYLENE GLYCOL; FUEL CELLS; NANOPARTICLES; PLATINUM; TITANIUM CARBIDE;

ANCHORING EFFECTS; ELECTROCATALYTIC ACTIVITY AND STABILITY; ELECTROCHEMICAL STABILITIES; METHANOL OXIDATION REACTIONS; MICROWAVE-ASSISTED; OXYGEN REDUCTION REACTION; PLATINUM NANO-PARTICLES; PT ELECTROCATALYSTS;

CATALYST SUPPORTS;

EID: 84892827156     PISSN: 00086223     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.carbon.2013.10.012     Document Type: Article

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