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NANOMATERIALS
卷 11, 期 9, 页码 -出版社
MDPI
DOI: 10.3390/nano11092206
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direct methanol fuel cells; PtNiCo; rGO; graphene; microwave-assisted synthesis; nanocomposites
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- National Pingtung University of Taiwan [NPTU-110-002, NPTU-110-009]
A novel PtNiCo/rGO nanocomposite with excellent electrocatalytic properties has been developed, showing a large electrochemical active surface area, high catalytic activity, excellent anti-toxic properties, and high electrochemical stability. The synthesized nanoparticles have an average size of 17.03 +/- 1.93 nm, and they can potentially replace anode catalyst materials in future fuel cell applications.
Platinum (Pt) is widely used as an activator in direct methanol fuel cells (DMFCs). However, the development of Pt catalyst is hindered due to its high cost and CO poisoning. A multi-metallic catalyst is a promising catalyst for fuel cells. We develop a simple and rapid method to synthesize PtNiCo/rGO nanocomposites (NCs). The PtNiCo/rGO NCs catalyst was obtained by microwave-assisted synthesis of graphene oxide (GO) with Pt, Ni, and Co precursors in ethylene glycol (EG) solution after heating for 20 min. The Pt-Ni-Co nanoparticles showed a narrow particle size distribution and were uniformly dispersed on the reduced graphene oxide without agglomeration. Compared with PtNiCo catalyst, PtNiCo/rGO NCs have superior electrocatalytic properties, including a large electrochemical active surface area (ECSA), the high catalytic activity of methanol, excellent anti-toxic properties, and high electrochemical stability. The ECSA can be up to 87.41 m(2)/g at a scan rate of 50 mV/s. They also have the lowest oxidation potential of CO. These excellent electrochemical performances are attributed to the uniform dispersion of PtNiCo nanoparticles, good conductivity, stability, and large specific surface area of the rGO carrier. The synthesized PtNiCo/rGO nanoparticles have an average size of 17.03 +/- 1.93 nm. We also investigated the effect of catalyst material size on electrocatalytic performance, and the results indicate that PtNiCo/rGO NC catalysts can replace anode catalyst materials in fuel cell applications in the future.
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