Journal
ELECTROCHIMICA ACTA
Volume 88, Issue -, Pages 184-192Publisher
PERGAMON-ELSEVIER SCIENCE LTD
DOI: 10.1016/j.electacta.2012.10.030
Keywords
Dual-templating method; Mesoporous carbons; Platinum nanoparticles; Electrochemical activities; Oxygen reduction reaction
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Funding
- National Natural Science Foundation of China [21003015, 21103014]
- Natural Science Foundation of Jiangsu Province [BE201113, 2011Z0062]
- Foundation of Jiangsu Key Laboratory for Solar Cell Materials and Technology [201106]
- Priority Academic Program Development (PAPD) of Jiangsu Higher Education Institutions
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Mesoporous carbons (MCs), of large mesopores, narrow pore size distribution, and high mesopore volume, are synthesized by a dual-templating method using colloidal silica as a hard template and triblock copolymer as a soft template, respectively. Platinum nanoparticles supported on MCs (Pt/MC) are prepared via polyol reduction approach. As supported by transmission electron microscopy (TEM), highly dispersed Pt nanoparticles with an average size of ca. 2.2 nm, much smaller than that of commercial Pt/C, are attached to the pore wall of MCs. Electrochemical studies reveal that the Pt! MC catalysts have higher electrocatalytic activities both for methanol oxidation and oxygen reduction reaction (ORR) in comparison to the Pt/XC72R and commercial Pt/C, which may be attributed to unique mesopore structure of MCs and enhanced interaction between Pt nanoparticles and MCs. (C) 2012 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
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