Ultrasonic-assisted synthesis of N-doped graphene-supported binary PdAu nanoflowers for enhanced electro-oxidation of ethylene glycol and glycerol

Electrochimica Acta

Volumn 245, Issue , 2017, Pages 227-236

  Xu, Hui ^a   Yan, Bo ^a   Zhang, Ke ^a   Wang, Jin ^a   Li, Shumin ^a   Wang, Caiqin ^a   Shiraishi, Yukihide ^a   Du, Yukou ^a   Yang, Ping ^a  

^a SOOCHOW UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Ethylene glycol and glycerol; N doped graphene; PdAu nano flower; Ultrasonic

Indexed keywords

BINARY ALLOYS; CATALYSTS; DOPING (ADDITIVES); ELECTROCATALYSTS; ELECTROOXIDATION; ETHYLENE; ETHYLENE GLYCOL; GLYCEROL; GOLD ALLOYS; GRAPHENE; NANOFLOWERS; PALLADIUM ALLOYS; POLYOLS; ULTRASONICS;

COMMERCIAL APPLICATIONS; DIRECT FUEL CELLS; ELECTROCATALYTIC ACTIVITY; GLYCEROL OXIDATION; N-DOPED; SHAPE-CONTROLLED; SMALL ORGANIC MOLECULES; SYNTHETIC METHODS;

CATALYST SUPPORTS;

EID: 85021307183     PISSN: 00134686     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.electacta.2017.05.146     Document Type: Article

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