Carbon-supported Pt-based alloy electrocatalysts for the oxygen reduction reaction in polymer electrolyte membrane fuel cells: particle size, shape, and composition …

YJ Wang, N Zhao, B Fang, H Li, XT Bi… - Chemical reviews, 2015 - ACS Publications
Global energy demands are projected to grow 36% over the current level by the year 2030.
1 Polymer electrolyte membrane fuel cells (PEMFCs) are among the most promising …

A review of anode catalysis in the direct methanol fuel cell

H Liu, C Song, L Zhang, J Zhang, H Wang… - Journal of Power …, 2006 - Elsevier
In this paper, more than 100 articles related to anode catalysts for the direct methanol fuel
cell (DMFC) are reviewed, mainly focusing on the three most active areas:(1) progress in …

PEGylated gold nanoparticles: polymer quantification as a function of PEG lengths and nanoparticle dimensions

K Rahme, L Chen, RG Hobbs, MA Morris, C O'Driscoll… - Rsc Advances, 2013 - pubs.rsc.org
Au nanoparticles with diameters ranging between 15 and 170 nm have been synthesised in
aqueous solution using a seed-mediated growth method, employing hydroxylamine …

Enhancement of thermal conductivity with Cu for nanofluids using chemical reduction method

MS Liu, MCC Lin, CY Tsai, CC Wang - … Journal of Heat and Mass Transfer, 2006 - Elsevier
The enhancement of the thermal conductivity of water in the presence of copper (Cu) using
the chemical reduction method is presented in this study. It is the first time that the chemical …

Controlled growth of Pt nanowires on carbon nanospheres and their enhanced performance as electrocatalysts in PEM fuel cells

S Sun, F Jaouen, JP Dodelet - Advanced Materials, 2008 - Wiley Online Library
Single‐crystal Pt nanowires are directly grown on carbon nanospheres via a simple
chemical route, at room temperature in aqueous solution. The growth density and length of …

[PDF][PDF] Template‐and surfactant‐free room temperature synthesis of self‐assembled 3D Pt nanoflowers from single‐crystal nanowires

SH Sun, DQ Yang, D Villers, GX Zhang… - Advanced …, 2008 - academia.edu
Platinum has stimulated extensive research owing to its unusual physical and chemical
properties. This has led to many technological applications, such as chemical sensors [1, 2] …

Nanostructured catalysts in fuel cells

CJ Zhong, J Luo, B Fang, BN Wanjala, PN Njoki… - …, 2010 - iopscience.iop.org
One of the most important challenges for the ultimate commercialization of fuel cells is the
preparation of active, robust, and low-cost catalysts. This review highlights some findings of …

Electrocatalysis of borohydride oxidation on colloidal Pt and Pt-alloys (Pt-Ir, Pt-Ni, and Pt-Au) and application for direct borohydride fuel cell anodes

E Gyenge, M Atwan, D Northwood - Journal of The …, 2005 - iopscience.iop.org
Abstract Colloidal Pt and Pt-alloys (Pt-Au, Pt-Ni, and Pt-Ir, 1: 1 atomic ratio) supported on
Vulcan XC-72 (metal load) were prepared according to the Bönneman method and …

Colloidal Au and Au-alloy catalysts for direct borohydride fuel cells: electrocatalysis and fuel cell performance

MH Atwan, CLB Macdonald, DO Northwood… - Journal of Power …, 2006 - Elsevier
Supported colloidal Au and Au-alloys (Au-Pt and Au-Pd, 1: 1 atomic ratio) on Vulcan XC-72
(with 20wt% metal load) were prepared by the Bönneman method. The electrocatalytic …

Fuel cell technology: nano-engineered multimetallic catalysts

CJ Zhong, J Luo, PN Njoki, D Mott, B Wanjala… - Energy & …, 2008 - pubs.rsc.org
Fuel cells represent an attractive technology for tomorrow's energy vector because hydrogen
is an efficient fuel and environmentally clean, but one of the important challenges for fuel cell …