Graphene-Manganite-Pd Hybrids as Highly Active and Stable Electrocatalysts for Methanol Oxidation and Oxygen Reduction

Electrochimica Acta

Volumn 136, Issue , 2014, Pages 166-175

  Sharma, Chandra Shekhar ^a   Awasthi, Rahul ^a   Singh, Ravindra Nath ^a   Sinha, Akhoury Sudhir Kumar ^b  

^a BANARAS HINDU UNIVERSITY   (India)

^b BANARAS HINDU UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

Electrocatalyst; Graphene Nano Sheet; Hybrid Material; Methanol Oxidation Reaction; Oxygen Reduction Reaction

Indexed keywords

ANODIC OXIDATION; CHRONOAMPEROMETRY; ELECTROLYTIC REDUCTION; GRAPHENE; HYBRID MATERIALS; MANGANESE; METHANOL; NANOSHEETS;

ELECTROCATALYTIC ACTIVITY; FUEL CELL CATALYSTS; GRAPHENE NANOSHEETS; HYBRID ELECTRODES; METHANOL OXIDATION; METHANOL OXIDATION CURRENTS; METHANOL OXIDATION REACTIONS; OXYGEN REDUCTION REACTION;

ELECTROCATALYSTS;

EID: 84902157541     PISSN: 00134686     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.electacta.2014.05.084     Document Type: Article

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