Pd-Cu/C electrocatalysts synthesized by one-pot polyol reduction toward formic acid oxidation: Structural characterization and electrocatalytic performance

International Journal of Hydrogen Energy

Volumn 40, Issue 4, 2015, Pages 1726-1734

  Wang, Li ^a   Zhai, Jun Jie ^a,c   Jiang, Kun ^a   Wang, Jian Qiang ^b   Cai, Wen Bin ^a  

^a FUDAN UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b SHANGHAI INSTITUTE OF APPLIED PHYSICS   (China)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO   (United States)

Author keywords

Electrocatalysis; Formic acid oxidation; Nanoalloys; Palladium copper; Polyol synthesis; Structure activity relationship

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOLS; CARBON; CATALYST ACTIVITY; ELECTROCATALYSIS; ELECTROCATALYSTS; FORMIC ACID; OXIDATION; REDUCTION; SYNTHESIS (CHEMICAL); X RAY ABSORPTION SPECTROSCOPY; X RAY PHOTOELECTRON SPECTROSCOPY;

ELECTROCATALYTIC PERFORMANCE; ELECTROCHEMICAL ACTIVE SURFACE AREAS; ELECTROCHEMICAL MEASUREMENTS; FORMIC ACID OXIDATION; NANO-ALLOYS; POLYOL SYNTHESIS; STRUCTURAL CHARACTERIZATION; STRUCTURE ACTIVITY RELATIONSHIPS;

PALLADIUM;

EID: 84920647252     PISSN: 03603199     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijhydene.2014.11.128     Document Type: Article

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