Facile synthesis of Pd-Ru-P ternary nanoparticle networks with enhanced electrocatalytic performance for methanol oxidation

International Journal of Hydrogen Energy

Volumn 42, Issue 16, 2017, Pages 11229-11238

  Xu, Hui ^a   Yan, Bo ^a   Zhang, Ke ^a   Wang, Caiqin ^a   Zhong, Jiatai ^a   Li, Shumin ^a   Yang, Ping ^a   Du, Yukou ^a  

^a SOOCHOW UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Direct methanol fuel cells; Electrocatalytic oxidation; Nonmetal phosphorous; Pd Ru P network

Indexed keywords

CATALYSTS; COST EFFECTIVENESS; ELECTROCATALYSIS; ELECTROCATALYSTS; ELECTROOXIDATION; FUEL CELLS; FUEL STORAGE; GAS FUEL PURIFICATION; METHANOL; METHANOL FUELS; NONMETALS; PHOSPHORUS; REDUCING AGENTS; SYNTHESIS (CHEMICAL); TRANSITION METALS;

3D-NETWORK STRUCTURES; DIRECT METHANOL FUEL CELLS (DMFCS); ELECTRO-CATALYTIC OXIDATION; ELECTROCATALYTIC ACTIVITY; ELECTROCATALYTIC PERFORMANCE; ENVIRONMENTALLY BENIGN; METHANOL ELECTROOXIDATION; TERNARY NANOPARTICLES;

DIRECT METHANOL FUEL CELLS (DMFC);

EID: 85015956078     PISSN: 03603199     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijhydene.2017.03.023     Document Type: Article

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