Pt/3D-graphene/FTO electrodes: Electrochemical preparation and their enhanced electrocatalytic activity

International Journal of Hydrogen Energy

Volumn 39, Issue 27, 2014, Pages 15063-15071

  Yang, Shaolin ^a   Huang, Yongwei ^a   Zhu, Wei ^a   Deng, Bingchen ^b   Wang, Hong ^a   Zhang, Zihan ^a   Bao, Pengfei ^a   Wang, Guanzhong ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY OF CHINA   (China)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY OF CHINA   (China)

Author keywords

3D graphene; Electrocatalysis; Electrodeposition; Fuel cell; Methanol oxidation; Platinum

Indexed keywords

CATALYST ACTIVITY; CATALYTIC OXIDATION; ELECTROCATALYSIS; ELECTRODEPOSITION; ELECTROLYTIC REDUCTION; FUEL CELLS; GRAPHENE; GREEN MANUFACTURING; METHANOL; NANOCOMPOSITES; PHOSPHORUS COMPOUNDS; PLATINUM; PLATINUM COMPOUNDS; TIN OXIDES;

3D GRAPHENE; ELECTROCATALYTIC ACTIVITY; ELECTROCHEMICAL PREPARATION; ELECTROCHEMICAL REDUCTIONS; FLUORINE DOPED TIN OXIDE; HIGH ELECTRICAL CONDUCTIVITY; METHANOL OXIDATION; PLATINUM NANO-PARTICLES;

ELECTROCHEMICAL ELECTRODES;

EID: 84906784433     PISSN: 03603199     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijhydene.2014.07.036     Document Type: Article

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