Ultra-fine Pt nanoparticles supported on 3D porous N-doped graphene aerogel as a promising electro-catalyst for methanol electrooxidation

Catalysis Communications

Volumn 86, Issue , 2016, Pages 46-50

  Zhao, Lei ^a   Sui, Xu Lei ^a   Li, Jia Long ^a   Zhang, Jing Jia ^a   Zhang, Li Mei ^a   Wang, Zhen Bo ^a  

^a HARBIN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (China)

Author keywords

3D architecture structure; Fe2O3 spacer; Graphene aerogel; Methanol electrooxidation; Nitrogen doping; Ultra fine Pt

Indexed keywords

AEROGELS; CATALYST ACTIVITY; CATALYSTS; ELECTROOXIDATION; FUEL CELLS; GRAPHENE; METALS; METHANOL; NITROGEN; PLATINUM; SELF ASSEMBLY;

3D ARCHITECTURES; GRAPHENE AEROGELS; METHANOL ELECTROOXIDATION; NITROGEN-DOPING; ULTRA-FINES;

DOPING (ADDITIVES);

EID: 84981320813     PISSN: 15667367     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.catcom.2016.08.011     Document Type: Article

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