NiO electrode for methanol electro-oxidation: Mesoporous vs. nanoparticulate

International Journal of Hydrogen Energy

Volumn 39, Issue 21, 2014, Pages 10892-10901

  Gu, C D ^a,b   Huang, M L ^a,b   Ge, X ^a,b   Zheng, H ^a,b   Wang, X L ^a,b   Tu, J P ^a,b  

^a ZHEJIANG UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b KEY LABORATORY OF ADVANCED MATERIALS AND APPLICATIONS FOR BATTERIES OF ZHEJIANG PROVINCE   (China)

Author keywords

Deep eutectic solvent; Direct methanol fuel cell; Electrocatalyst; Homogeneous precipitation; Nickel oxide

Indexed keywords

CHLORINE COMPOUNDS; DIRECT METHANOL FUEL CELLS (DMFC); ELECTROCATALYSTS; ELECTRODES; ELECTROOXIDATION; METHANOL; MICROSTRUCTURE; PRECIPITATION (CHEMICAL);

CRYSTAL GROWTH PROCESS; DEEP EUTECTIC SOLVENTS; EFFECTIVE APPROACHES; HOMOGENEOUS PRECIPITATION; HOMOGENEOUS PRECIPITATION METHOD; MESOPOROUS STRUCTURES; METHANOL ELECTROOXIDATION; STRUCTURE CONSTRUCTIONS;

NICKEL OXIDE;

EID: 84903268270     PISSN: 03603199     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijhydene.2014.05.028     Document Type: Article

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