Use of graphene-supported manganite nano-composites for methanol electrooxidation

International Journal of Hydrogen Energy

Volumn 39, Issue 35, 2014, Pages 20151-20158

  Sharma, C S ^a   Sinha, A S K ^b   Singh, R N ^a  

^a BANARAS HINDU UNIVERSITY   (India)

^b BANARAS HINDU UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

Direct methanol fuel cells; Hybrid materials; Methanol oxidation; Nano composites

Indexed keywords

CHRONOAMPEROMETRY; CYCLIC VOLTAMMETRY; DIRECT METHANOL FUEL CELLS (DMFC); ELECTROCATALYSTS; ELECTRODES; ELECTROOXIDATION; GRAPHENE; HIGH RESOLUTION TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; HYBRID MATERIALS; MANGANITES; METHANOL; METHANOL FUELS; NANOCOMPOSITES; PHOTOELECTRON SPECTROSCOPY; POTASSIUM HYDROXIDE;

COMPOSITE CATALYSTS; ENHANCED CATALYTIC ACTIVITY; GRAPHENE NANOSHEETS; METHANOL ELECTROOXIDATION; METHANOL OXIDATION; METHANOL OXIDATION REACTIONS; SURFACE CHARACTERIZATION; X-RAY PHOTOELECTRON MICROSCOPY;

CATALYST ACTIVITY;

EID: 84912571733     PISSN: 03603199     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijhydene.2014.10.019     Document Type: Article

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