A complexed sol-gel (CSG) approach to high surface area (HSA) durable ultra active platinum-ruthenium electro-catalysts for direct methanol fuel cells

Journal of the Electrochemical Society

Volumn 161, Issue 10, 2014, Pages

  Kadakia, Karan Sandeep ^a   Datta, Moni Kanchan ^a   Velikokhatnyi, Oleg I ^a   Hanumantha, Prashanth Jampani ^a   Park, Sung Kyoo ^a   Chung, Sung Jae ^a   Hong, Dae Ho ^a   Poston, James A ^b   Manivanan, Ayyakkannu ^b   Kumta, Prashant N ^a,c  

^a University of Pittsburgh   (United States)

^b NATIONAL ENERGY TECHNOLOGY LABORATORY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CATALYSTS; FUEL CELLS; GOLD; GREENHOUSE GASES; PLATINUM; SOL-GEL PROCESS; SOL-GELS;

ELECTROCHEMICAL PERFORMANCE; ELECTROCHEMICALLY ACTIVE SURFACE AREAS; HIGH SPECIFIC SURFACE AREA; JOHNSON MATTHEY CATALYSTS; METHANOL OXIDATION; NANOSTRUCTURED POWDERS; PLATINUM-RUTHENIUM; TOXIC BY-PRODUCTS;

DIRECT METHANOL FUEL CELLS (DMFC);

EID: 84930233169     PISSN: 00134651     EISSN: 19457111     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1149/2.0711410jes     Document Type: Article

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