Mesoporous Ti0.5Cr0.5N supported PdAg nanoalloy as highly active and stable catalysts for the electro-oxidation of formic acid and methanol

ACS Nano

Volumn 8, Issue 6, 2014, Pages 6106-6113

  Cui, Zhiming ^a   Yang, Minghui ^a   Disalvo, Francis J ^a  

^a Department of Obstetrics Gynecology   (United States)

Author keywords

formic acid; fuel cell; methanol; PdAg alloy; ternary nitride

Indexed keywords

CATALYSTS; ELECTRODES; ELECTROOXIDATION; FORMIC ACID; FUEL CELLS; NITRIDES; PHASE SEPARATION; SINTERING; SYNTHESIS (CHEMICAL);

FORMIC ACID OXIDATION; FUEL CELL OPERATION; HIGH SPECIFIC SURFACE AREA; METHANOL OXIDATION; PD-AG ALLOYS; PD-AG NANOPARTICLES; SEPARATION METHODS; TERNARY NITRIDES;

METHANOL;

EID: 84903467538     PISSN: 19360851     EISSN: 1936086X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/nn5014337     Document Type: Article

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