Electrodeposition of Pt-Ru and Pt-Ru-Ni nanoclusters on multi-walled carbon nanotubes for direct methanol fuel cell

International Journal of Hydrogen Energy

Volumn 39, Issue 9, 2014, Pages 4544-4557

  Zhao, Yue ^a   Fan, Louzhen ^b   Ren, Jingling ^a   Hong, Bo ^a  

^a OCEAN UNIVERSITY OF CHINA   (China)

^b BEIJING NORMAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Electrocatalysts; Electrodeposition; Fuel cells; Methanol oxidation; MWCNTs

Indexed keywords

DIRECT METHANOL FUEL CELLS (DMFCS); ELECTROCATALYTIC PROPERTIES; ELECTRODEPOSITION CONDITIONS; ENERGY DISPERSIVE X RAY SPECTROSCOPY; INDUCTIVELY COUPLED PLASMA ATOMIC EMISSION SPECTROSCOPY; METHANOL OXIDATION; METHANOL OXIDATION REACTIONS; MWCNTS;

ALLOYS; ATOMIC EMISSION SPECTROSCOPY; CATALYST ACTIVITY; DIRECT METHANOL FUEL CELLS (DMFC); ELECTROCATALYSTS; ELECTROCHEMICAL ELECTRODES; ELECTRODEPOSITION; ELECTROLYTIC REDUCTION; FUEL CELLS; FUNCTIONAL GROUPS; INDUCTIVELY COUPLED PLASMA; METAL COMPLEXES; METHANOL; NANOPARTICLES; NICKEL; PHOTOELECTRONS; PLATINUM; RUTHENIUM; RUTHENIUM ALLOYS; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; X RAY PHOTOELECTRON SPECTROSCOPY; X RAY SPECTROSCOPY;

PLATINUM ALLOYS;

EID: 84895434318     PISSN: 03603199     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijhydene.2013.12.202     Document Type: Article

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