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ELECTROCHIMICA ACTA
Volume 53, Issue 7, Pages 3102-3108Publisher
PERGAMON-ELSEVIER SCIENCE LTD
DOI: 10.1016/j.electacta.2007.11.024
Keywords
anodic catalyst; direct ethanol fuel cell; ethanol oxidation; formic acid reductant; PtSn/C
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The Pt3Sn/C catalyst with high electrochemical activity was synthesized under optimizing preparation conditions. The surface of carbon support pretreated by strong acid contains many O-H and C=O groups, which will increase the active sites of PtSn/C catalysts. The catalyst structure was characterized by X-ray diffraction (XRD), transmission electron microscope (TEM) and temperature programmed reduction (TPR). The co-reduction of Pt4+ and Sn2+ ions causes Sn to enter Pt crystal lattice to form PtSn alloy whose surface, however, contains tin oxides with Sn4+ and Sn2+ valences, which can promote the ethanol oxidation. The crystallinity of PtSn decreases with the reduction of the atomic ratio of Pt:Sn. By prolonging the reaction time of formic acid, the forward anodic peak current of ethanol oxidation reaches 16.2 mA on the Pt3Sn/C catalyst with 0.025 mg Pt loading. (C) 2007 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
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