Simultaneous Pt deposition and nitrogen doping of graphene as efficient and durable electrocatalysts for methanol oxidation

International Journal of Hydrogen Energy

Volumn 40, Issue 41, 2015, Pages 14371-14377

  Tao, Li ^a   Dou, Shuo ^a   Ma, Zhaoling ^a   Shen, Anli ^a   Wang, Shuangyin ^a  

^a HUNAN UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Fuel cell; Graphene; Methanol oxidation; Nitrogen doping; Pt electrocatalyst

Indexed keywords

CATALYSTS; DEPOSITION; DOPING (ADDITIVES); FUEL CELLS; GRAPHENE; METAL NANOPARTICLES; METHANOL; NANOPARTICLES; NITROGEN; OXIDATION; PLATINUM; SYNTHESIS (CHEMICAL);

CATALYTICAL ACTIVITY; METHANOL OXIDATION; METHANOL OXIDATION REACTIONS; NITROGEN DOPED GRAPHENE; NITROGEN-DOPING; PT ELECTROCATALYSTS; SINGLE-STEP SYNTHESIS; UNIFORM DEPOSITION;

ELECTROCATALYSTS;

EID: 84948710476     PISSN: 03603199     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijhydene.2015.02.104     Document Type: Conference Paper

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