One-step synthesis of AuPd alloy nanoparticles on graphene as a stable catalyst for ethanol electro-oxidation

International Journal of Hydrogen Energy

Volumn 41, Issue 31, 2016, Pages 13476-13484

  Liu, Changhai ^a,b   Cai, Xinlei ^b   Wang, Jianshe ^c   Liu, Jie ^b   Riese, Adam ^d   Chen, Zhidong ^a   Sun, Xueliang ^d   Wang, Sui Dong ^b  

^a CHANGZHOU UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b SOOCHOW UNIVERSITY   (China)

^c ZHENGZHOU UNIVERSITY   (China)

^d UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN ONTARIO   (Canada)

Author keywords

AuPd nanoparticles; Ethanol electro oxidation; Graphene; Ionic liquids; Sputter deposition

Indexed keywords

ANODIC OXIDATION; CATALYST ACTIVITY; CATALYST POISONING; CATALYSTS; CATALYTIC OXIDATION; CYCLIC VOLTAMMETRY; ELECTROOXIDATION; ETHANOL; GOLD; GOLD ALLOYS; GRAPHENE; IONIC LIQUIDS; NANOPARTICLES; OXIDATION; SPUTTER DEPOSITION;

ALLOY NANOPARTICLE; ANODIC PEAK CURRENT DENSITY; ETHANOL ELECTRO-OXIDATION; MONOMETALLIC CATALYSTS; ONE STEP SYNTHESIS; PREPARATION PROCESS; RELATIVE REACTIVITIES; ROOM TEMPERATURE IONIC LIQUIDS;

SYNTHESIS (CHEMICAL);

EID: 84973444149     PISSN: 03603199     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijhydene.2016.05.194     Document Type: Article

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