Novel synthesis of highly active Pt/C cathode electrocatalyst for direct methanol fuel cell

Zhenhua Zhou; Suli Wang; Weijiang Zhou; Guoxiong Wang; Luhua Jiang; Wenzhen Li; Shuqin Song; Jianguo Liu; Gongquan Sun; Qin Xin

doi:10.1039/B211075J

Novel synthesis of highly active Pt/C cathode electrocatalyst for direct methanolfuel cell

Zhenhua Zhou,^a Suli Wang,^a Weijiang Zhou,^a Guoxiong Wang,^a Luhua Jiang,^a Wenzhen Li,^a Shuqin Song,^a Jianguo Liu,^a Gongquan Sun^a and Qin Xin*^ab

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^a Direct Methanol Fuel Cell Laboratory, Dalian Institute of Chemical Physics, CAS, P.O. Box 110, Dalian, China

^b State Key Laboratory of Catalysis, Dalian Institute of Chemical Physics, CAS, P.O. Box 110, Dalian, China
E-mail: xinqin@dicp.ac.cn
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Abstract

A 40 wt% Pt/C cathode electrocatalyst with controlled Pt particle size of ∼2.9 nm showing better performance than commercial catalyst for direct methanol fuel cell was prepared by a polyol process with water but without using stabilizing agent.

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Novel synthesis of highly active Pt/C cathode electrocatalyst for direct methanolfuel cell

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