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 …

Nitrogen-doped carbon nanostructures and their composites as catalytic materials for proton exchange membrane fuel cell

Y Shao, J Sui, G Yin, Y Gao - Applied Catalysis B: Environmental, 2008 - Elsevier
The research and development of catalysts with high activity and high durability is a
significant issue for proton exchange membrane fuel cell (PEMFC). Nitrogen-doped carbon …

One-dimensional noble metal electrocatalysts: a promising structural paradigm for direct methanol fuel cells

C Koenigsmann, SS Wong - Energy & Environmental Science, 2011 - pubs.rsc.org
In this perspective, the catalytic shortfalls of contemporary DMFCs are discussed in the
context of the materials that are currently being employed as electrocatalysts in both the …

Progress in preparation of non-noble electrocatalysts for PEM fuel cell reactions

L Zhang, J Zhang, DP Wilkinson, H Wang - Journal of Power Sources, 2006 - Elsevier
This paper reviews the literature on the preparation aspect of non-noble electrocatalysts for
PEM fuel cell reactions, especially focusing on cathode electrocatalyst preparation methods …

Review of non-platinum anode catalysts for DMFC and PEMFC application

A Serov, C Kwak - Applied Catalysis B: Environmental, 2009 - Elsevier
Articles devoted to non-platinum anode catalysts for DMFC and PEMFC application,
operated in acidic media were reviewed. Several classes of possible platinum substitutes …

Carbon nanostructures in portable fuel cells: single-walled carbon nanotube electrodes for methanol oxidation and oxygen reduction

G Girishkumar, K Vinodgopal… - The Journal of Physical …, 2004 - ACS Publications
We show here, for the first time, a reproducible way to obtain films of varying amounts of
single-walled carbon nanotubes (SWCNTs) on electrode surfaces using electrophoretic …

Single-wall carbon nanotubes supported platinum nanoparticles with improved electrocatalytic activity for oxygen reduction reaction

A Kongkanand, S Kuwabata, G Girishkumar, P Kamat - Langmuir, 2006 - ACS Publications
Significant enhancement in the electrocatalytic activity of Pt particles toward oxygen
reduction reaction (ORR) has been achieved by depositing them on a single wall carbon …

Composition tunability and (111)-dominant facets of ultrathin platinum–gold alloy nanowires toward enhanced electrocatalysis

F Chang, S Shan, V Petkov, Z Skeete… - Journal of the …, 2016 - ACS Publications
The ability for tuning not only the composition but also the type of surface facets of alloyed
nanomaterials is important for the design of catalysts with enhanced activity and stability …

Direct spectroscopic observation of the structural origin of peroxide generation from Co-based pyrolyzed porphyrins for ORR applications

JM Ziegelbauer, TS Olson, S Pylypenko… - The Journal of …, 2008 - ACS Publications
Pyrolyzed transition metal based porphyrins present an attractive alternative to state of the
art Pt-based electrocatalysts for fuel cell applications based on their comparatively low cost …