Bamboo shaped carbon nanotube supported platinum electrocatalyst synthesized by high power ultrasonic-assisted impregnation method for methanol electrooxidation and related density functional theory calculations

International Journal of Hydrogen Energy

Volumn 40, Issue 5, 2015, Pages 2216-2224

  Zhu, Zanzan ^a   Bukowski, Brandon ^a   Deskins, N Aaron ^a   Zhou, H Susan ^a  

^a Worcester Polytechnic Institute   (United States)

Author keywords

Bamboo shaped carbon nanotubes; High power ultrasound; Methanol electrooxidation; Nitrogen doping

Indexed keywords

BAMBOO; CHEMICAL VAPOR DEPOSITION; DENSITY FUNCTIONAL THEORY; DIRECT METHANOL FUEL CELLS (DMFC); ELECTROCATALYSTS; ELECTROOXIDATION; ENERGY DISPERSIVE SPECTROSCOPY; HIGH RESOLUTION TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; IMPREGNATION; METHANOL; METHANOL FUELS; NITROGEN; PLATINUM; X RAY PHOTOELECTRON SPECTROSCOPY;

BAMBOO-SHAPED CARBON NANOTUBES; CHEMICAL VAPOR DEPOSITION METHODS; ELECTROCHEMICAL ACTIVITIES; ENERGY DISPERSIVE SPECTROSCOPIES (EDS); HIGH POWER ULTRASOUND; METHANOL ELECTROOXIDATION; NITROGEN-DOPING; PLATINUM ELECTROCATALYSTS;

CARBON NANOTUBES;

EID: 84921387956     PISSN: 03603199     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijhydene.2014.12.039     Document Type: Article

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