Heteroatom Doped Carbon Nanofibers Synthesized by Chemical Vapor Deposition as Platinum Electrocatalyst Supports for Polymer Electrolyte Membrane Fuel Cells

Electrochimica Acta

Volumn 182, Issue , 2015, Pages 351-360

  Li, Muwu ^a   Wu, Xin ^a   Zeng, Jianhuang ^a   Hou, Zhaohui ^b   Liao, Shijun ^a  

^a SOUTH CHINA UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (China)

^b HUNAN INSTITUTE OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (China)

Author keywords

carbon nanofiber; dopants; electrocatalyst; electrolessly plated; polymer electrolyte membrane fuel cells

Indexed keywords

CARBON NANOFIBERS; CATALYST ACTIVITY; CHEMICAL VAPOR DEPOSITION; DEPOSITION; DOPING (ADDITIVES); ELECTROCATALYSTS; ELECTROLYTES; ELECTROLYTIC REDUCTION; ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; FOAMS; FOURIER TRANSFORM INFRARED SPECTROSCOPY; FUEL CELLS; GAS FUEL PURIFICATION; HIGH RESOLUTION TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; NANOFIBERS; PLATINUM; POLYELECTROLYTES; POLYMERS; PROTON EXCHANGE MEMBRANE FUEL CELLS (PEMFC); SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; VAPOR DEPOSITION; X RAY DIFFRACTION;

ELECTROLESSLY-PLATED; FUNCTIONALIZATIONS; OXYGEN REDUCTION; OXYGEN REDUCTION REACTION; PLATINUM ELECTROCATALYSTS; PT ELECTROCATALYSTS; STABILITY TESTS; STATE OF THE ART;

SOLID ELECTROLYTES;

EID: 84943267883     PISSN: 00134686     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.electacta.2015.09.122     Document Type: Article

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