Simple one-pot preparation of Pd-on-Cu nanocrystals supported on reduced graphene oxide for enhanced ethanol electrooxidation

Electrochimica Acta

Volumn 132, Issue , 2014, Pages 551-560

  Zhang, Qian Li ^a,b   Zheng, Jie Ning ^a   Xu, Tian Qi ^b   Wang, Ai Jun ^a   Wei, Jie ^b   Chen, Jian Rong ^a   Feng, Jiu Ju ^a  

^a ZHEJIANG NORMAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b SUZHOU UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (China)

Author keywords

Electrocatalysis; Ethanol oxidation; Pd on Cu nanostructures; Reduced graphene oxide

Indexed keywords

ELECTROCATALYSIS; ELECTROOXIDATION; ETHYLENE GLYCOL;

CETYLTRIMETHYLAMMONIUM BROMIDE; CONTROL EXPERIMENTS; ELECTROCATALYTIC ACTIVITY; ETHANOL ELECTRO-OXIDATION; ETHANOL OXIDATION; ONE-POT PREPARATIONS; REDUCED GRAPHENE OXIDES; STRUCTURE DIRECTING AGENTS;

GRAPHENE;

EID: 84899715931     PISSN: 00134686     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.electacta.2014.03.159     Document Type: Article

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