One-step synthesis of palladium-gold-silver ternary nanoparticles supported on reduced graphene oxide for the electrooxidation of methanol and ethanol

Electrochimica Acta

Volumn 172, Issue , 2015, Pages 42-51

  Zhang, Li ^a   Wang, Huan ^a   Li, Xichuan ^a   Xia, Fengling ^a   Liu, Yu ^a   Xu, Xiaoyang ^a   Gao, Jianping ^a   Xing, Fubao ^a  

^a TIANJIN UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DIRECT ALCOHOL FUEL CELLS (DAFC); ELECTROOXIDATION; ETHANOL; FUEL CELLS; GOLD; GRAPHENE; GRAVIMETRIC ANALYSIS; METHANOL; NANOPARTICLES; REDOX REACTIONS; SILVER; SYNTHESIS (CHEMICAL); THERMOGRAVIMETRIC ANALYSIS; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; X RAY DIFFRACTION;

ELECTROCATALYTIC ACTIVITY AND STABILITY; ELECTROCHEMICAL MEASUREMENTS; MORPHOLOGY AND COMPOSITION; ONE STEP SYNTHESIS; OXIDATION OF METHANOL; REDUCED GRAPHENE OXIDES; REDUCED GRAPHENE OXIDES (RGO); TERNARY NANOPARTICLES;

X RAY PHOTOELECTRON SPECTROSCOPY;

EID: 84930937178     PISSN: 00134686     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.electacta.2014.11.152     Document Type: Article

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