Platinum overlaid PdCulr/C: an Improved Methanol Oxidation Elextrocatalyst

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2013

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ESG

Abstract

A platinum overlaid PdCuIr/C (Pt-PdIrCu/C) anodic catalyst for direct methanol fuel cell was prepared by a two-step reduction method. Transmission electron microscopy (TEM) and X-ray diffraction (XRD) results show that the metal nano-particles had a large surface area and even distribution. The Pt mass activity of the catalyst was about 6.6 times larger than that of a Pt/C catalyst and 1.2 times larger than that of a Pt-PdCu/C catalyst. The high electrocatalytic activities could be attributed to the synergistic effect between Pt and PdIrCu.

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Electrocatalysts, Methanol Electrooxidation, Fuel Cells, Core-shell Structure, Alloy

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Ma, Yanjiao. et al. (2013). Platinum overlaid PdCulr/C: an Improved methanol oxidation elextrocatalyst. international journal of electrochemical science, 8: 6085 - 6093