Engineering Au/MnO<sub>2</sub> hierarchical nanoarchitectures for ethanol electrochemical valorization
Lorenzo Bigiani, Teresa Andreu, Chiara Maccato, Ettore Fois, Alberto Gasparotto, C. Sada, Gloria Tabacchi, Dileep Krishnan, Johan Verbeeck, J.R. Morante, Davide Barreca
Abstract
Au/MnO<sub>2</sub> hierarchical architectures grown by a plasma-assisted strategy on porous Ni foam are specifically designed to achieve superior performances for ethanol electrooxidation in an alkaline medium.
Topics & Concepts
ElectrochemistryPorosityMaterials scienceEthanolChemical engineeringNanotechnologyChemistryElectrodeComposite materialEngineeringOrganic chemistryPhysical chemistryElectrocatalysts for Energy ConversionAdvanced battery technologies researchSupercapacitor Materials and Fabrication