Fabrication of Pt–CeO2 nanoparticles supported sulfonated reduced graphene oxide as an efficient electrocatalyst for ethanol oxidation

International Journal of Hydrogen Energy

Volumn 41, Issue 6, 2016, Pages 3861-3869

  Kakaei, Karim ^a   Rahimi, Aylar ^a   Husseindoost, Somayeh ^a   Hamidi, Milad ^a   Javan, Hakimeh ^a   Balavandi, Amin ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MARAGHEH   (Iran)

Author keywords

Ethanol oxidation; Graphene oxide electrosynthesis; Proton transfer; Pt CeO2 nanoparticles; Sulfonated reduced graphene oxide

Indexed keywords

ACTIVATION ENERGY; CATALYST ACTIVITY; CATALYTIC OXIDATION; CRYSTALLITE SIZE; ELECTROCATALYSTS; ELECTRODES; ETHANOL; NANOPARTICLES; OXIDATION; PLATINUM; PROTON TRANSFER;

ELECTROCHEMICAL TECHNIQUES; ETHANOL OXIDATION; GRAPHENE OXIDES; IONIC RESISTANCE; REDUCED GRAPHENE OXIDES; SULFONIC ACID GROUPS; TUNNELING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; X RAY DIFFRACTOMETERS;

GRAPHENE;

EID: 84955589261     PISSN: 03603199     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijhydene.2016.01.013     Document Type: Article

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