Electroless synthesis of two-dimensional sandwich-like Pt/Mn3O4/reduced-graphene-oxide nanocomposites with enhanced electrochemical performance for methanol oxidation

Electrochimica Acta

Volumn 149, Issue , 2014, Pages 34-41

  Huang, Yingqiang ^a   Huang, Haoliang ^a   Gao, Qiongzhi ^a   Gan, Cuifen ^a   Liu, Yingju ^a,b   Fang, Yueping ^a  

^a SOUTH CHINA AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b HUNAN UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Direct methanol fuel cell; Electroless; Graphene; Sandwich like

Indexed keywords

CATALYSTS; DIRECT METHANOL FUEL CELLS (DMFC); ELECTROCATALYSTS; GRAPHENE; MANGANESE; METHANOL; METHANOL FUELS; NANOCOMPOSITES; NANOPARTICLES; OXIDATION; PLATINUM; PLATINUM METALS; SYNTHESIS (CHEMICAL); TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; X RAY DIFFRACTION; X RAY PHOTOELECTRON SPECTROSCOPY;

ELECTROCATALYTIC ACTIVITY; ELECTROCHEMICAL MEASUREMENTS; ELECTROCHEMICAL PERFORMANCE; ELECTROLESS; ELECTROLESS SYNTHESIS; SANDWICH-LIKE; SANDWICH-LIKE STRUCTURE; SYNERGETIC INTERACTIONS;

METAL NANOPARTICLES;

EID: 84949115822     PISSN: 00134686     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.electacta.2014.10.102     Document Type: Article

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