Enhanced activity and durability of platinum anode catalyst by the modification of cobalt phosphide for direct methanol fuel cells

Electrochimica Acta

Volumn 185, Issue , 2015, Pages 178-183

  Li, Xiang ^a   Wang, Hongjuan ^a   Yu, Hao ^a   Liu, Ziwu ^b   Wang, Haihui ^a   Peng, Feng ^a  

^a SOUTH CHINA UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (China)

^b CHINA UNIVERSITY OF MINING AND TECHNOLOGY   (China)

Author keywords

anode catalyst; Direct methanol fuel cells; methanol oxidation; platinum based catalyst; stability

Indexed keywords

ANODES; CARBON; CARBON NANOTUBES; CATALYSTS; COBALT; CONVERGENCE OF NUMERICAL METHODS; DIRECT METHANOL FUEL CELLS (DMFC); ELECTROCATALYSTS; ELECTRODES; FUEL CELLS; GAS FUEL PURIFICATION; HIGH RESOLUTION TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; METHANOL; METHANOL FUELS; PARTICLE SIZE; PLATINUM; PLATINUM ALLOYS; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; X RAY DIFFRACTION; YARN;

ANODE CATALYSTS; COBALT PHOSPHIDE; ELECTROCHEMICAL SURFACE AREA; METHANOL OXIDATION; PLATINUM ANODE; PLATINUM BASED CATALYST; PT-BASED CATALYST; SUPPORTED PT;

X RAY PHOTOELECTRON SPECTROSCOPY;

EID: 84946213596     PISSN: 00134686     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.electacta.2015.10.128     Document Type: Article

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