Highly dispersed Pt nanoparticles by pentagon defects introduced in bamboo-shaped carbon nanotube support and their enhanced catalytic activity on methanol oxidation Original Research Article

Bamboo-shaped carbon nanotubes (BCNTs), which were synthesized through chemical vapor deposition by using cresol as the carbon source, were explored as Pt catalyst support in comparison with conventional carbon nanotubes (CNTs) and Vulcan XC carbon blacks