Facile synthesis of a highly active Pd/Co bimetallic nanocatalyst on carbon fiber cloth via a two-step electrodeposition for formic acid electrooxidation

Journal of Solid State Electrochemistry

Volumn 19, Issue 1, 2015, Pages 289-298

  Vafaei, Maral ^a   Rezaei, Milad ^a   Tabaian, Seyed Hadi ^a   Mahboubi, Farzad ^a   Haghshenas, Davoud Fatmehsari ^a  

^a AMIRKABIR UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Iran)

Author keywords

Bimetallic structure; Carbon fiber; Formic acid oxidation; Nanoparticle; Palladium cobalt catalyst

Indexed keywords

CARBON FIBERS; CATALYST ACTIVITY; CLOTHES; COBALT; COBALT METALLOGRAPHY; ELECTROCATALYSTS; ELECTRODEPOSITION; ELECTRODES; ELECTROOXIDATION; ENERGY DISPERSIVE SPECTROSCOPY; FIELD EMISSION MICROSCOPES; FORMIC ACID; FORMIC ACID FUEL CELLS (FAFC); MORPHOLOGY; NANOPARTICLES; PALLADIUM; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; X RAY DIFFRACTION;

BIMETALLIC STRUCTURES; COBALT CATALYST; DIRECT FORMIC ACID FUEL CELLS; ELECTROCHEMICAL ACTIVE SURFACE AREAS; ENERGY DISPERSIVE X RAY SPECTROSCOPY; FIELD EMISSION SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; FORMIC ACID ELECTROOXIDATION; FORMIC ACID OXIDATION;

NANOCATALYSTS;

EID: 84921068989     PISSN: 14328488     EISSN: 14330768     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10008-014-2561-5     Document Type: Article

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