A comparative study of α-Ni(OH)<sub>2</sub> and Ni nanoparticle supported ZIF-8@reduced graphene oxide-derived nitrogen doped carbon for electrocatalytic ethanol oxidation
Soliman Gamal, Doaa A. Kospa, Amr Awad Ibrahim, Awad I. Ahmed, A. M. A. Ouf
Abstract
Ethanol electrooxidation is an important reaction for fuel cells, however, the major obstacle to ethanol electrocatalysis is the splitting of the carbon–carbon bond to CO 2 at lower overpotentials.
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