Significant promotion effect of carbon nanotubes on the electrocatalytic activity of supported Pd NPs for ethanol oxidation reaction of fuel cells: the role of inner tubes

Zhang, Jin; Cheng, Yi; Lu, S.; Shen, P.; Jiang, San Ping

doi:10.1039/c4cc06185c

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Zhang, Jin

Cheng, Yi

Lu, S.

Shen, P.

Jiang, San Ping

Date

2014

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Journal Article

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Zhang, J. and Cheng, Y. and Lu, S. and shen, P. and Jiang, S.P. 2014. Significant promotion effect of carbon nanotubes on the electrocatalytic activity of supported Pd NPs for ethanol oxidation reaction of fuel cells: the role of inner tubes. Chemical Communications. 50: pp. 13732-13734.

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Chemical Communications

DOI

10.1039/c4cc06185c

ISSN

13597345

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Department of Petroleum Engineering

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http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/23685

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Curtin Research Publications

Abstract

The inner tubes of carbon nanotubes (CNTs) have a significant promotion effect on the electrocatalytic activity of Pd nanoparticles (NPs) for the ethanol oxidation of direct alcohol fuel cells (DAFCs) and Pd NPs supported on CNTs with 3–7 walls show a much higher activity as compared to that supported on typical single-walled and multi-walled CNTs.