Facile synthesis of reduced graphene oxide supported PtAg nanoflowers and their enhanced electrocatalytic activity

International Journal of Hydrogen Energy

Volumn 39, Issue 7, 2014, Pages 3211-3218

  Lv, Jing Jing ^a   Li, Shan Shan ^a   Zheng, Jie Ning ^a   Wang, Ai Jun ^a   Chen, Jian Rong ^a   Feng, Jiu Ju ^a  

^a ZHEJIANG NORMAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Electrocatalysis; Ethylene glycol; Formic acid; Nanoflowers; Reduced graphene oxide

Indexed keywords

CATALYTIC CURRENT; ELECTROCATALYTIC ACTIVITY; HEXADECYL TRIMETHYL AMMONIUM BROMIDE; OXIDATION OF FORMIC ACIDS; REDUCED GRAPHENE OXIDES; REVERSE CURRENTS; SOLVOTHERMAL CONDITIONS; STABILIZING AGENTS;

CATALYSTS; CATALYTIC OXIDATION; ELECTROCATALYSIS; ETHYLENE GLYCOL; FORMIC ACID; GRAPHENE; NANOFLOWERS; OXIDATION; PLATINUM ALLOYS;

POLYOLS;

EID: 84893738159     PISSN: 03603199     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijhydene.2013.12.112     Document Type: Article

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