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NANOMATERIALS
卷 10, 期 4, 页码 -出版社
MDPI
DOI: 10.3390/nano10040742
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platinum electrocatalyst; PtCu/C; oxygen electroreduction; methanol electrooxidation; catalyst activity; durability; fuel cell life tests; de-alloyed catalysts; PEM FC
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- Ministry of Science and Higher Education of the Russian Federation
The behavior of supported alloyed and de-alloyed platinum -copper catalysts, which contained 14-27% wt. of Pt, was studied in the reactions of methanol electrooxidation (MOR) and oxygen electroreduction (ORR) in 0.1 M HClO4 solutions. Alloyed PtCux/C catalysts were prepared by a multistage sequential deposition of copper and platinum onto a Vulcan XC72 dispersed carbon support. De-alloyed PtCux-y/C catalysts were prepared by PtCux/C materials pretreatment in acid solutions. The effects of the catalysts initial composition and the acid treatment condition on their composition, structure, and catalytic activity in MOR and ORR were studied. Functional characteristics of platinum-copper catalysts were compared with those of commercial Pt/C catalysts when tested, both in an electrochemical cell and in H-2/Air membrane-electrode assembly (MEA). It was shown that the acid pretreatment of platinum-copper catalysts practically does not have negative effect on their catalytic activity, but it reduces the amount of copper passing into the solution during the subsequent electrochemical study. The activity of platinum -copper catalysts in the MOR and the current-voltage characteristics of the H-2/Air proton-exchange membrane fuel cell MEAs measured in the process of their life tests were much higher than those of the Pt/C catalysts.
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