Anode catalysts for direct methanol fuel cells in acidic media: do we have any alternative for Pt or Pt–Ru?

N Kakati, J Maiti, SH Lee, SH Jee… - Chemical …, 2014 - ACS Publications
Although fuel cells have been known for over 150 years, it is only in recent years that they
have been viewed as candidates for the dominant energy conversion devices in a variety of …

Platinum-based nanostructured materials: synthesis, properties, and applications

A Chen, P Holt-Hindle - Chemical reviews, 2010 - ACS Publications
Rising energy demands, depletion of fossil fuel reserves, and environmental pollution have
fueled the search for energy conversion devices with high efficiency and low emissions. Fuel …

Self-supported earth-abundant nanoarrays as efficient and robust electrocatalysts for energy-related reactions

J Liu, D Zhu, Y Zheng, A Vasileff, SZ Qiao - Acs Catalysis, 2018 - ACS Publications
The replacement of precious-metal-based catalysts with earth-abundant alternatives for a
diverse range of electrochemical applications is of great importance for next-generation …

Nanostructured materials for electrochemical energy conversion and storage devices

YG Guo, JS Hu, LJ Wan - Advanced Materials, 2008 - Wiley Online Library
One of the greatest challenges for our society is providing powerful electrochemical energy
conversion and storage devices. Rechargeable lithium‐ion batteries and fuel cells are …

Tuning nanowires and nanotubes for efficient fuel‐cell electrocatalysis

W Wang, F Lv, B Lei, S Wan, M Luo… - Advanced Materials, 2016 - Wiley Online Library
Developing new synthetic methods for the controlled synthesis of Pt‐based or non‐Pt
nanocatalysts with low or no Pt loading to facilitate sluggish cathodic oxygen reduction …

Highly efficient catalytic microengines: template electrosynthesis of polyaniline/platinum microtubes

W Gao, S Sattayasamitsathit, J Orozco… - Journal of the American …, 2011 - ACS Publications
Highly efficient catalytic microtubular engines are synthesized rapidly and inexpensively
using an electrochemical growth of bilayer polyaniline/platinum microtubes within the …

Highly ordered Pd nanowire arrays as effective electrocatalysts for ethanol oxidation in direct alcohol fuel cells

CW Xu, H Wang, PK Shen, SP Jiang - Advanced Materials, 2007 - Wiley Online Library
Direct alcohol fuel cells (DAFCs) based on liquid fuels have attracted enormous attention as
power sources for portable electronic devices and fuel-cell vehicles owing to the much …

Low-temperature chemical vapor deposition synthesis of Pt-Co alloyed nanoparticles with enhanced oxygen reduction reaction catalysis

D Choi, A Robertson, J Warner, S Kim, H Kim - Advanced materials, 2016 - ora.ox.ac.uk
Novel Pt-Co alloyed nanocatalysts are generated via chemical vapor deposition-assisted
facile one-pot synthesis. The method guarantees highly monodisperse Pt-Co alloy …

Engineering interface and surface of noble metal nanoparticle nanotubes toward enhanced catalytic activity for fuel cell applications

CH Cui, SH Yu - Accounts of chemical research, 2013 - ACS Publications
In order for fuel cells to have commercial viability as alternative fuel sources, researchers
need to develop highly active and robust fuel cell electrocatalysts. In recent years, the focus …

Nanostructured catalysts in fuel cells

Y Qiao, CM Li - Journal of Materials Chemistry, 2011 - pubs.rsc.org
Fuel cells are promising green power sources with theoretically zero pollution and broad
applications. One of the most important challenges for fuel cells is to have more cost …