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ELECTROCHIMICA ACTA
Volume 52, Issue 19, Pages 5873-5878Publisher
PERGAMON-ELSEVIER SCIENCE LTD
DOI: 10.1016/j.electacta.2007.03.020
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electrodeposition; platinum-nickel alloy; MWCNT; electrocatalyst; methanol oxidation
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An electrochemical method was developed to deposit platinum (Pt) and nickel (Ni) nanoparticles on multi-walled carbon nanotubes (MWCNTs) through a three-step process. X-ray diffraction (XRD) and energy dispersive X-ray spectroscopy (EDX) show the alloy formation for Pt and Ni with a ratio of 1:1. The presence of Pt(0), Ni(0), Ni(OH)2, NiOOH and slight NiO was deduced from XPS data. Electrocatalytic properties of the resulting PtNi/MWCNT electrode for methanol oxidation reaction were investigated. Compared with Pt/MWCNT, an appreciably improved resistance to CO poisoning was observed for the PtNi/MWCNT electrode, which was interpreted by a mechanism based on the bifunctional catalysis. The successful preparation of PtNi/MWCNT nanocomposites opens a new path for an efficient dispersion of the promising electrocatalysts in the direct methanol fuel cells. (C) 2007 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
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