Composition-tunable PtCu alloy nanowires and electrocatalytic synergy for methanol oxidation reaction

Journal of Physical Chemistry C

Volumn 120, Issue 19, 2016, Pages 10476-10484

  Liao, Yuan ^a   Yu, Gang ^a   Zhang, Yu ^a   Guo, Tingting ^a   Chang, Fangfang ^a,b   Zhong, Chuan Jian ^b  

^a HUNAN UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b BINGHAMTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CATALYTIC OXIDATION; FUEL CELLS; METHANOL; NANOWIRES; PLATINUM;

ACTIVE SURFACE SITES; COMPOSITION TUNABLE; ELECTROCATALYTIC PROPERTIES; FUEL CELL TECHNOLOGIES; INTERMEDIATE SPECIE; METHANOL OXIDATION REACTIONS; POISONING EFFECTS; PT-BASED CATALYST;

CATALYST ACTIVITY;

EID: 84971215830     PISSN: 19327447     EISSN: 19327455     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/acs.jpcc.6b02630     Document Type: Article

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