Carbon nanotubes and polyaniline supported Pt nanoparticles for methanol oxidation towards DMFC applications

Applied Nanoscience (Switzerland)

Volumn 2, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 457-466

  Muneendra Prasad, A ^a   Santhosh, C ^a   Nirmala Grace, A ^a  

^a VIT UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

Fuel cells; Methanol oxidation; MWCNT; Polyaniline

Indexed keywords

CYCLIC VOLTAMMETRY; DIRECT METHANOL FUEL CELLS (DMFC); ELECTROCATALYSTS; FUEL CELLS; METAL NANOPARTICLES; METHANOL; NANOTUBES; OXIDATION; PLATINUM; PLATINUM COMPOUNDS; POLYANILINE; SULFURIC ACID; SYNTHESIS (CHEMICAL);

ELECTROCATALYTIC ACTIVITY; ELECTROCATALYTIC EFFICIENCIES; HIGH-PEAK CURRENTS; LONG TERM STABILITY; METHANOL OXIDATION; MWCNT; POLYANILINES (PANI); PT NANOPARTICLES;

MULTIWALLED CARBON NANOTUBES (MWCN);

EID: 84904183067     PISSN: 21905509     EISSN: 21905517     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s13204-012-0061-4     Document Type: Article

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