Palladium nanocrystals supported on photo-transformed C60 nanorods: Effect of crystal morphology and electron mobility on the electrocatalytic activity towards ethanol oxidation

Carbon

Volumn 73, Issue , 2014, Pages 34-40

  Barzegar, Hamid Reza ^a   Hu, Guangzhi ^a   Larsen, Christian ^a   Jia, Xueen ^a   Edman, Ludvig ^a   Wågberg, Thomas ^a  

^a UMEÅ UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ASPECT RATIO; CRYSTALLINE MATERIALS; NANOPARTICLES; NANORODS; SYNTHESIS (CHEMICAL);

BULK CONDUCTIVITIES; CRYSTAL MORPHOLOGIES; CRYSTALLINE NANOCOMPOSITES; CRYSTALLINE STRUCTURE; ELECTROCATALYTIC ACTIVITY; ELECTROCATALYTIC PERFORMANCE; PALLADIUM NANOPARTICLES; PHOTOCHEMICAL TRANSFORMATIONS;

ELECTRON MOBILITY;

EID: 84897458727     PISSN: 00086223     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.carbon.2014.02.028     Document Type: Article

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