Ultrasonic-assisted synthesis of Pd-Pt/carbon nanotubes nanocomposites for enhanced electro-oxidation of ethanol and methanol in alkaline medium

Ultrasonics Sonochemistry

Volumn 28, Issue , 2016, Pages 192-198

  Yang, Guohai ^a,b   Zhou, Yazhou ^b   Pan, Horng Bin ^c   Zhu, Chengzhou ^b   Fu, Shaofang ^b   Wai, Chien M ^c   Du, Dan ^b   Zhu, Jun Jie ^a   Lin, Yuehe ^b,d  

^a NANJING UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b Washington State University   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF IDAHO   (United States)

^d PACIFIC NORTHWEST NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

Carbon nanotubes; Ethanol oxidation reaction; Methanol oxidation reaction; Pd Pt alloy; Ultrasonic

Indexed keywords

ATOMIC EMISSION SPECTROSCOPY; BINARY ALLOYS; CARBON NANOTUBES; ELECTROOXIDATION; ETHANOL; FUEL CELLS; METHANOL; NANOCOMPOSITES; OXIDATION; PALLADIUM ALLOYS; ULTRASONICS; X RAY DIFFRACTION; X RAY PHOTOELECTRON SPECTROSCOPY; YARN;

ALKALINE MEDIUM; ELECTROCATALYTIC ACTIVITY; ETHANOL OXIDATION REACTION; INDUCED COUPLED PLASMAS; METHANOL ELECTROOXIDATION; METHANOL OXIDATION REACTIONS; PD-PT ALLOY; UNIFORM DISTRIBUTION;

PLATINUM ALLOYS;

ALCOHOL; METHANOL; MULTI WALLED NANOTUBE; PALLADIUM; PLATINUM NANOPARTICLE;

ABSORPTION; ALCOHOL OXIDATION; ALKALINITY; ARTICLE; ATOMIC EMISSION SPECTROMETRY; CATALYST; DESORPTION; ELECTRIC CONDUCTIVITY; ELECTROCHEMISTRY; ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; NANOCATALYSIS; NANOFABRICATION; PARTICLE SIZE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SURFACE PROPERTY; ULTRASOUND; X RAY DIFFRACTION; X RAY PHOTOELECTRON SPECTROSCOPY;

EID: 84938153675     PISSN: 13504177     EISSN: 18732828     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ultsonch.2015.07.021     Document Type: Article

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