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dc.contributor.authorCheng, Y.
dc.contributor.authorJiang, San Ping
dc.date.accessioned2017-01-30T13:24:03Z
dc.date.available2017-01-30T13:24:03Z
dc.date.created2013-11-19T20:00:40Z
dc.date.issued2013
dc.identifier.citationCheng, Yi and Jiang, San Ping. 2013. Highly effective and CO-tolerant PtRu electrocatalysts supported on poly(ethyleneimine) functionalized carbon nanotubes for direct methanol fuel cells. Electrochimica Acta. 99: pp. 124-132.
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/31202
dc.identifier.doi10.1016/j.electacta.2013.03.081
dc.description.abstract

A highly efficient and CO tolerant PtRu electrocatalysts supported on amino-rich, cationicpoly(ethyleneimine) polyelectrolyte functionalized multi-walled carbon nanotubes (PtRu/PEI-MWCNTs)has been developed. The catalysts were characterized by thermogravimetric analysis, Raman spectroscopy, cyclic voltammograms, CO stripping, chronoamperometry, transmission electron microscopy (TEM) and X-ray diffraction (XRD). The PtRu particles with average size ~2.5 nm are well dispersed on PEI-MWCNTs. The peak current for the methanol oxidation reaction on 40% PtRu/PEI-MWCNTs is 636 mA mg-1 Pt , 5.7 times higher than 112 mA mg-1 Pt measured on the 40% PtRu supported on acid treated MWCNTs (PtRu/AO-MWCNTs) under identical conditions. PtRu/PEI-MWCNTs catalysts exhibit a superior electrocatalytic activity and stability for the methanol oxidation reaction due to its high tolerance toward CO poisoning as compared with PtRu/AO-MWCNTs for direct methanol fuel cells.

dc.publisherPergamon
dc.subjectdirect methanol fuel cells (DMFCs)
dc.subjectmulti-walled carbon nanotubes (MWCNTs)
dc.subjectpoly(ethyleneimine) functionalization
dc.subjectPtRu nanoparticles
dc.titleHighly effective and CO-tolerant PtRu electrocatalysts supported on poly(ethyleneimine) functionalized carbon nanotubes for direct methanol fuel cells
dc.typeJournal Article
dcterms.source.volume99
dcterms.source.startPage124
dcterms.source.endPage132
dcterms.source.issn0013-4686
dcterms.source.titleElectrochimica Acta
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