Effects of reduction temperature and pH value of polyol process on reduced graphene oxide supported Pt electrocatalysts for oxygen reduction reaction

Energy

Volumn 70, Issue , 2014, Pages 231-238

  Chou, Chang Chen ^a   Liu, Cheng Hong ^b   Chen, Bing Hung ^a  

^a NATIONAL CHENG KUNG UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b INDUSTRIAL TECHNOLOGY RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Graphene oxide; Oxygen reduction reaction; Platinum electrocatalyst; Platinum nanoparticle; Polyol method

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOLS; ELECTROCATALYSTS; ELECTROLYTIC REDUCTION; ELECTRON TRANSITIONS; ELECTRON TRANSPORT PROPERTIES; GRAPHENE; PH EFFECTS; ROTATING DISKS;

GRAPHENE OXIDES; OXYGEN REDUCTION REACTION; PLATINUM ELECTROCATALYSTS; PLATINUM NANO-PARTICLES; POLYOL METHODS;

PLATINUM;

CATALYST; ELECTRON; NANOTECHNOLOGY; OXYGEN; PH; PLATINUM; TEMPERATURE EFFECT;

EID: 84901673870     PISSN: 03605442     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.energy.2014.03.118     Document Type: Article

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