Assembly of a cost-effective anode using palladium nanoparticles for alkaline fuel cell applications

Journal of Chemical Education

Volumn 92, Issue 2, 2015, Pages 360-363

  Feliciano Ramos, Ileana ^a   Casañas Montes, Barbara ^a   García Maldonado, María M ^a   Menéndez, Christian L ^a   Mayol, Ana R ^a   Díaz Vázquez, Liz M ^a   Cabrera, Carlos R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PUERTO RICO   (Puerto Rico)

Author keywords

Analytical Chemistry; Electrochemistry; Laboratory Instruction; Nanotechnology; Problem Solving Decision Making; Upper Division Undergraduate

Indexed keywords

EID: 84923692671     PISSN: 00219584     EISSN: 19381328     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/ed500230y     Document Type: Article

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