Journal
APPLIED CATALYSIS B-ENVIRONMENTAL
Volume 84, Issue 3-4, Pages 773-782Publisher
ELSEVIER SCIENCE BV
DOI: 10.1016/j.apcatb.2008.06.017
Keywords
CeO2-modified Pt/C catalyst; Cyclic voltammetry; Methanol oxidation; Direct methanol fuel cell
Funding
- Korean Ministry of Commerce, Industry and Energy
- Korean Federation of Science and Technology Societies (KOFST)
- Korea Science and Engineering Federation (KOSEF)
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In order to develop a cheaper and durable catalyst for methanol electrooxidation reaction, ceria (CeO2) as a co-catalytic material with Pt on carbon was investigated with an aim of replacing Ru in PtRu/C which is considered as prominent anode catalyst till date. A series of Pt-CeO2/C catalysts with various compositions of ceria, viz. 40 wt% Pt-3-12 wt% CeO2/C and PtRu/C were synthesized by wet impregnation method. Electrocatalytic activities of these catalysts for methanol oxidation were examined by cyclic voltammetry and chronoamperometry techniques and it is found that 40 wt% Pt-9 wt% CeO2/C catalyst exhibited a better activity and stability than did the unmodified Pt/C catalyst. Hence, we explore the possibility of employing Pt-CeO2 as an electrocatalyst for methanol oxidation. The physicochemical characterizations of the catalysts were carried out by using Brunauer Emmett Teller (BET) surface area and pore size distribution (PSD) measurements. X-ray diffraction (XRD), X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS) and transmission electron microscopy (TEM) techniques. A tentative mechanism is proposed for a possible role of ceria as a co-catalyst in Pt/C system for methanol electrooxidation. (C) 2008 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.
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