Facile synthesis of PtAu nanoparticles supported on polydopamine reduced and modified graphene oxide as a highly active catalyst for methanol oxidation

Electrochimica Acta

Volumn 153, Issue , 2015, Pages 175-183

  Ren, Fangfang ^a   Zhai, Chunyang ^a   Zhu, Mingshan ^a   Wang, Caiqin ^a   Wang, Huiwen ^a   Bin, Duan ^a   Guo, Jun ^a   Yang, Ping ^a   Du, Yukou ^a  

^a SOOCHOW UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Electrocatalytic oxidation; Graphene; Methanol; Polydopamine; Pt Au nanoparticles

Indexed keywords

CATALYST ACTIVITY; CATALYTIC OXIDATION; ELECTROCATALYSIS; ENERGY DISPERSIVE SPECTROSCOPY; FUEL CELLS; GOLD; GRAPHENE; HIGH RESOLUTION TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; METHANOL; NANOPARTICLES; OXIDATION; PLATINUM; SYNTHESIS (CHEMICAL); TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; X RAY DIFFRACTION; X RAY PHOTOELECTRON SPECTROSCOPY;

AU NANOPARTICLE; ELECTRO-CATALYTIC OXIDATION; ELECTROCHEMICAL MEASUREMENTS; ENERGY DISPERSIVE X RAY SPECTROSCOPY; HIGH-RESOLUTION TEM; METHANOL OXIDATION REACTIONS; POLYDOPAMINE; PTAU NANOPARTICLES;

CATALYST SUPPORTS;

EID: 84916629537     PISSN: 00134686     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.electacta.2014.11.184     Document Type: Article

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