Different polyaniline/carbon nanotube composites as Pt catalyst supports for methanol electro-oxidation

Journal of Materials Science

Volumn 50, Issue 3, 2015, Pages 1159-1168

  Li, Xingwei ^a   Wei, Jiadi ^a   Chai, Yuzheng ^a   Zhang, Shuo ^b   Zhou, Min ^a  

^a East China University of Science and Technology   (China)

^b University of Akron   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANILINE; ELECTROOXIDATION; METHANOL; MULTIWALLED CARBON NANOTUBES (MWCN); NANOCATALYSTS; NANOTUBES; OXIDATION; PLATINUM COMPOUNDS; POLYANILINE; REACTION INTERMEDIATES;

CARBONACEOUS SPECIES; CATALYTIC PERFORMANCE; METHANOL ELECTROOXIDATION; MODIFIED MULTI-WALLED CARBON NANOTUBES; NANOTUBE COMPOSITES; OXYGEN-CONTAINING LIGANDS; POLYANILINES (PANI); SITU OXIDATIVE POLYMERIZATION;

CATALYST SUPPORTS;

EID: 84925463598     PISSN: 00222461     EISSN: 15734803     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10853-014-8672-7     Document Type: Article

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