PtRu nanoparticles dispersed on nitrogen-doped carbon nanohorns as an efficient electrocatalyst for methanol oxidation reaction

Electrochimica Acta

Volumn 132, Issue , 2014, Pages 416-422

  Zhang, Linwei ^a,b   Gao, Ang ^b   Liu, Yan ^b   Wang, Yuan ^b   Ma, Jiantai ^a  

^a LANZHOU UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b PEKING UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Anodic catalyst; fuel cell; Methanol oxidation reaction; Nitrogen doped carbon nanohorns

Indexed keywords

DOPING (ADDITIVES); ELECTROCATALYSTS; FUEL CELLS; METHANOL; NANOHORNS;

ANODE CATALYSTS; ELECTROCHEMICAL SURFACE AREA; ELECTRONIC INTERACTIONS; MASS ACTIVITY; METHANOL OXIDATION REACTIONS; NITROGEN-DOPED CARBONS; PT-RU NANOPARTICLES; SPECIFIC ACTIVITY;

PLATINUM ALLOYS;

EID: 84899127554     PISSN: 00134686     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.electacta.2014.03.180     Document Type: Article

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