Title of article
Facile synthesis of supported Pt–Cu nanoparticles with surface enriched Pt as highly active cathode catalyst for proton exchange membrane fuel cells
Author/Authors
Xu، نويسنده , , Zhuang and Zhang، نويسنده , , Huamin and Liu، نويسنده , , Sisi and Zhang، نويسنده , , Bingsen and Zhong، نويسنده , , Hexiang and Su، نويسنده , , Dang Sheng، نويسنده ,
Issue Information
روزنامه با شماره پیاپی سال 2012
Pages
6
From page
17978
To page
17983
Abstract
Carbon supported Pt–Cu catalyst (PtCu/C) with surface enriched Pt was synthesized by annealing the Pt-deposited Cu particles. X-ray diffraction (XRD) results indicate the formation of disordered Pt–Cu alloy phase with a high level of Cu/Pt atomic ratio. X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS) and inductively coupled plasma (ICP) analysis confirm the surface enrichment of Pt. Electrochemical measurements show that PtCu/C has 3.7 times higher Pt mass activity toward the oxygen reduction reaction (ORR) than commercial Pt/C. The enhanced ORR activity of PtCu/C is attributed to the modified electronic properties of surface Pt atoms, which reduces the surface blocking of the ORR oxygenated species.
Keywords
Pt–Cu , Surface enriched Pt , Oxygen reduction reaction , Catalyst , Proton exchange membrane fuel cells
Journal title
International Journal of Hydrogen Energy
Serial Year
2012
Journal title
International Journal of Hydrogen Energy
Record number
1673984
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