Platinum-copper alloy nanocrystals supported on reduced graphene oxide: One-pot synthesis and electrocatalytic applications

Carbon

Volumn 91, Issue , 2015, Pages 338-345

  Gong, Mingxing ^b   Yao, Zhigang ^b   Lai, Fayan ^a   Chen, Yu ^a   Tang, Yawen ^b  

^a SHAANXI NORMAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b NANJING NORMAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALLOYS; COPPER ALLOYS; COPPER COMPOUNDS; ELECTROCATALYSTS; GRAPHENE; METAL COMPLEXES; PLATINUM; PLATINUM ALLOYS; PLATINUM METALS;

ALLOY NANOCRYSTALS; ELECTROCATALYTIC ACTIVITY AND STABILITY; ELECTROCHEMICAL MEASUREMENTS; ETHANOL OXIDATION REACTION; PHYSICAL CHARACTERIZATION; PT/C ELECTROCATALYSTS; REDUCED GRAPHENE OXIDES; REDUCED GRAPHENE OXIDES (RGO);

NANOCRYSTALLINE ALLOYS;

EID: 84930221925     PISSN: 00086223     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.carbon.2015.05.006     Document Type: Article

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