Platinum-based alloys as oxygen-reduction catalysts for solid-polymer-electrolyte direct methanol fuel cells

被引:160
作者
Neergat, M
Shukla, AK [1 ]
Gandhi, KS
机构
[1] Indian Inst Sci, Solid State & Struct Chem Unit, Bangalore 560012, Karnataka, India
[2] Indian Inst Sci, Dept Chem Engn, Bangalore 560012, Karnataka, India
关键词
alloy catalysts; direct methanol fuel cells; oxygen-reduction reaction;
D O I
10.1023/A:1017575918643
中图分类号
O646 [电化学、电解、磁化学];
学科分类号
081704 ;
摘要
Electrocatalytic activities of various carbon-supported platinum-based binary, namely, Pt-Co/C, Pt-Cr/C and Pt-Ni/C, and ternary, namely, Pt-Co-Cr/C and Pt-Co-Ni/C, alloy catalysts towards oxygen reduction in solid-polymer-electrolyte direct methanol fuel cells were investigated at 70 degreesC and 90 degreesC both at ambient and 2bar oxygen pressures. It was found that Pt-Co/C exhibits superior activity relative to Pt/C and other alloy catalysts.
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