Carbon nanotube catalysts: recent advances in synthesis, characterization and applications

Y Yan, J Miao, Z Yang, FX Xiao, HB Yang… - Chemical Society …, 2015 - pubs.rsc.org
Carbon nanotubes are promising materials for various applications. In recent years,
progress in manufacturing and functionalizing carbon nanotubes has been made to achieve …

Carbon and non-carbon support materials for platinum-based catalysts in fuel cells

S Samad, KS Loh, WY Wong, TK Lee, J Sunarso… - international journal of …, 2018 - Elsevier
Carbon and other platinum-supporting materials have been studied as electrode catalyst
component of low-temperature fuel cells. Platinum (Pt) is commonly used as the catalyst due …

An overview of metal oxide materials as electrocatalysts and supports for polymer electrolyte fuel cells

Z Zhang, J Liu, J Gu, L Su, L Cheng - Energy & Environmental Science, 2014 - pubs.rsc.org
Polymer electrolyte fuel cells (PEFCs) are promising power sources in portable and
transportation applications because of their high energy densities, low operating …

Scientific aspects of polymer electrolyte fuel cell durability and degradation

R Borup, J Meyers, B Pivovar, YS Kim… - Chemical …, 2007 - ACS Publications
Polymer electrolyte membrane (PEM) fuel cells have the potential to alleviate major
problems associated with the production and consumption of energy. Fuel cells operate as …

Carbon supports for low-temperature fuel cell catalysts

E Antolini - Applied Catalysis B: Environmental, 2009 - Elsevier
To increase their electrochemically active surface area, catalysts supported on high surface
area materials, commonly carbons, are widely used in low-temperature fuel cells. Recent …

Carbon nanotubes and nanofibers in catalysis

P Serp, M Corrias, P Kalck - Applied Catalysis A: General, 2003 - Elsevier
This review analyses the literature from the early 1990s until the beginning of 2003 and
covers the use of carbon nanotubes (CNT) and nanofibers as catalysts and catalysts …

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 …

Carbon nanotubes and their composites in electrochemical applications

G Lota, K Fic, E Frackowiak - Energy & Environmental Science, 2011 - pubs.rsc.org
This paper presents various applications of carbon nanotubes as components of electrode
materials for such electrochemical use as electrochemical capacitors, fuel cells, hydrogen …

Recent advances in activity and durability enhancement of Pt/C catalytic cathode in PEMFC: Part I. Physico-chemical and electronic interaction between Pt and carbon …

X Yu, S Ye - Journal of power sources, 2007 - Elsevier
Carbon-supported platinum or platinum alloys are generally used as the cathodic
electrocatalysts in polymer electrolyte membrane fuel cells (PEMFC) to enhance the oxygen …

Electrocatalytic properties and sensor applications of fullerenes and carbon nanotubes

BS Sherigara, W Kutner… - … : An International Journal …, 2003 - Wiley Online Library
The electrochemical behavior of fullerene and fullerene derivatives are reviewed with
special reference to their catalytic and sensor applications. Recent work on carbon …