• Title of article

    High catalytic performance of Pt nanoparticles on plasma treated carbon nanotubes for electrooxidation of ethanol in a basic solution

  • Author/Authors

    Zhongqing Jiang، نويسنده , , Zhong-Jie Jiang، نويسنده , , Yuedong Meng، نويسنده ,

  • Issue Information
    روزنامه با شماره پیاپی سال 2011
  • Pages
    6
  • From page
    2923
  • To page
    2928
  • Abstract
    Nanosized Pt particles deposited on plasma treated multi-walled carbon nanotubes have been used in electrocatalytic oxidation of ethanol in a basic solution. These Pt nanoparticles have very narrow size distribution and exhibit significant higher catalytic activities, higher Pt utilization efficiency (93.77%) and improved durability in comparison to the commercial available Johnson Matthey Pt/C catalyst.
  • Keywords
    Multi-walled carbon nanotubes , Plasma surface modification , Electrocatalysts , Pt utilization efficiency , Direct ethanol fuel cells
  • Journal title
    Applied Surface Science
  • Serial Year
    2011
  • Journal title
    Applied Surface Science
  • Record number

    1013751