Investigation of PtNi/C as methanol tolerant electrocatalyst for the oxygen reduction reaction

Journal of Electroanalytical Chemistry

Volumn 763, Issue , 2016, Pages 10-17

  Zignani, Sabrina C ^a   Baglio, Vincenzo ^a   Sebastián, David ^a   Rocha, Thairo A ^b   Gonzalez, Ernesto R ^b   Aricò, Antonino S ^a  

^a CNR ITAE   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Direct methanol fuel cells; Methanol tolerance; Oxygen reduction; PtNi C catalyst

Indexed keywords

CARBON; CARBON BLACK; CARBOTHERMAL REDUCTION; CATALYST ACTIVITY; CATALYSTS; COST EFFECTIVENESS; CYCLIC VOLTAMMETRY; ELECTROCATALYSTS; ELECTRODES; ELECTROLYTIC REDUCTION; FUEL CELLS; METHANOL; METHANOL FUELS; NICKEL; OXYGEN; PLATINUM; PLATINUM ALLOYS; REDUCTION; ROTATING DISKS;

ACID LEACHING TREATMENTS; CRYSTALLINE STRUCTURE; DIRECT METHANOL FUEL CELLS (DMFCS); ELECTROCHEMICAL ACTIVE SURFACE AREAS; METHANOL TOLERANCE; OXYGEN REDUCTION; OXYGEN REDUCTION REACTION; ROTATING DISK ELECTRODES;

DIRECT METHANOL FUEL CELLS (DMFC);

EID: 84953776067     PISSN: 15726657     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jelechem.2015.12.044     Document Type: Article

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