Cobalt phosphide nanowall array as an efficient 3D catalyst electrode for methanol electro-oxidation

Nanotechnology

Volumn 27, Issue 44, 2016, Pages

  Liu, Danni ^a,b   Lu, Wenbo ^b   Wang, Kunyang ^c   Du, Gu ^c   Asiri, Abdullah M ^d   Lu, Qun ^a   Sun, Xuping ^b  

^a SOUTHWEST JIAOTONG UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b SICHUAN UNIVERSITY   (China)

^c CHENGDU INSTITUTE OF GEOLOGY AND MINERAL RESOURCES   (China)

^d KING ABDULAZIZ UNIVERSITY   (Saudi Arabia)

Author keywords

alkaline conditions; cobalt phosphide; methanol electro oxidation; nanowall

Indexed keywords

CARBON; CATALYSTS; COBALT; CYCLIC VOLTAMMETRY; ELECTRODES; ELECTROLYTES; ELECTROOXIDATION; OXIDATION;

ALKALINE CONDITIONS; ANODIC CURRENT DENSITY; CATALYST-ELECTRODES; COBALT PHOSPHIDE; EFFICIENT CATALYSTS; METHANOL ELECTROOXIDATION; NANOWALLS; SATURATED CALOMEL ELECTRODE;

METHANOL;

EID: 84991639315     PISSN: 09574484     EISSN: 13616528     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1088/0957-4484/27/44/44LT02     Document Type: Article

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