Platinum supported on mesoporous carbon as cathode catalyst for direct methanol fuel cells

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作者
Bruno, Mariano M. [1 ,2 ]
Viva, Federico A. [1 ]
Agustina Petruccelli, M. [1 ]
Corti, Horacio R. [1 ,3 ]
机构
[1] CNEA, Ctr Atom Constituyentes, Dept Fis Mat Condensada, Grp Celdas Combustible, RA-1650 Buenos Aires, DF, Argentina
[2] Univ Nacl Gral San Martin, Escuela Ciencia & Tecnol, Buenos Aires, DF, Argentina
[3] Univ Buenos Aires, Fac Ciencias Exactas & Nat, Inst Quim Fis Mat Medio Ambiente & Energia INQUIM, Buenos Aires, DF, Argentina
关键词
Mesoporous carbon; Pt catalyst; Oxygen reduction reaction; Direct methanol fuel cells; PTRU NANOPARTICLES; OXYGEN; PERFORMANCE; ELECTROCATALYSIS; ELECTROOXIDATION; AEROGELS; POROSITY;
D O I
10.1016/j.jpowsour.2014.12.097
中图分类号
O64 [物理化学(理论化学)、化学物理学];
学科分类号
070304 ; 081704 ;
摘要
Platinum nanoparticles supported on mesoporous carbon were obtained by an impregnation and reduction method with NaBH4 as the reducing agent. The high specific surface area mesoporous carbon was obtained by carbonization of a resorcinol-formaldehyde polymer with a cationic polyelectrolyte as a soft template. Surface characterization performed by transmission electron microscopy and powder X-ray diffraction showed a homogeneous distribution and high dispersion of the metal particles on the mesoporous support. The carbon-supported Pt catalyst was employed as cathode catalyst in a direct methanol fuel cell where a 30% increase in power density was obtained when compared to Pt supported on Vulcan carbon, under the same conditions. (C) 2014 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.
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页码:458 / 463
页数:6
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