Journal
APPLIED CATALYSIS B-ENVIRONMENTAL
Volume 80, Issue 3-4, Pages 286-295Publisher
ELSEVIER SCIENCE BV
DOI: 10.1016/j.apcatb.2007.11.033
Keywords
template synthesis; methanol oxidation; nitrogen containing carbon nanotubes
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Template synthesis of various nitrogen containing carbon nanotubes using different nitrogen containing polymers and the variation of nitrogen content in carbon nanotube (CNT) on the behaviour of supported Pt electrodes in the anodic oxidation of methanol in direct methanol fuel cells was investigated. Characterizations of the as-prepared catalysts are investigated by electron microscopy and electrochemical analysis. The catalyst with N-containing CNT as a support exhibits a higher catalytic activity than that carbon supported platinum electrode and CNT supported electrodes. The N-containing CNT supported electrodes with 10.5% nitrogen content show a higher catalytic activity compared to other N-CNT supported electrodes. This could be due to the existence of additional active sites on the surface of the N-containing CNT supported electrodes, which favours better dispersion of Pt particles. Also, the strong metal-support interaction plays a major role in enhancing the catalytic activity for methanol oxidation. (C) 2007 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.
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