High performance of cup-stacked-type carbon nanotubes as a Pt-Ru catalyst support for fuel cell applications

被引：116

作者：

Kim, C

Kim, YJ

Kim, YA

Yanagisawa, T

Park, KC

Endo, M

Dresselhaus, MS

机构：

[1] Shinshu Univ, Fac Engn, Nagano 3808553, Japan

[2] MIT, Cambridge, MA 02139 USA

来源：

JOURNAL OF APPLIED PHYSICS | 2004年 / 96卷 / 10期

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D O I：

10.1063/1.1804242

中图分类号：

O59 [应用物理学];

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摘要：

The potential of cup-stacked-type carbon nanotubes (CSCNTs) as a catalyst support for the direct methanol fuel cells has been investigated by the electrochemical oxidation of methanol at various temperatures. The CSCNT-supported platinum-ruthenium (Pt-Ru) bimetallic catalyst exhibited twice as high a power density as the Pt-Ru catalyst supported on Vulcan XC-72 carbon, which is widely used as a catalyst support for the DMFC electrodes. The microscopic analysis of the CSCNT-supported Pt-Ru catalysts revealed that the bimetallic electrocatalysts were well dispersed on the CSCNT supports, and the particle size of the electrocatalysts was ca. 5 nm. The results of this work indicate that the performance of the carbon support materials is largely influenced by their electrical properties, morphology and crystallographic structures. (C) 2004 American Institute of Physics.

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页码：5903 / 5905

页数：3

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