Direct methanol fuel cells (DMFCs) are very promising power source for stationary and
portable miniature electric appliances due to its high efficiency and low emissions of …

In the last 20 years, direct alcohol fuel cells (DAFCs) have been the subject of tremendous
research efforts for the potential application as on-demand power sources. Two leading …

Platinum-based nanomaterials are the most commonly adopted electrocatalysts for both
anode and cathode reactions in polymer electrolyte membrane fuel cells (PEMFCs) fed with …

In this study, we report the comparative electrocatalytic study of commercial Pt/C with Mn-
Co/C and its rGO based composites (ie, 1–8 wt% rGO@ Mn-Co/C) for methanol oxidation …

Understanding carbon-supported Pt-catalyzed oxygen reduction reaction (ORR) from the
perspective of the active sites is of fundamental and practical importance. In this study, three …

This mini-review summarizes materials design methods, oxygen reduction kinetics,
tolerance to small organic molecules and fuel cell performance of chalcogenide metal …

The role of transport and re-adsorption processes on the oxygen reduction reaction (ORR),
and in particular on its selectivity was studied using nanostructured model electrodes …

Direct methanol fuel cells (DMFCs) have been the focus of future research because of their
simple structure, abundant fuel sources, high energy conversion efficiency and low cost …

The microstructures of Pt/C and PtM/C (M= Ni, Cu, or Ag) electrocatalysts were studied using
X-ray diffraction and transmission electron microscopy (TEM). The electrochemically active …

Pt− Ni alloy nanoparticles supported on carbon black (Pt: Ni= 1: 1) were prepared by the
borohydride reduction method using acetate anions as a stabilizer in anhydrous ethanol …