The Journal of Physical Chemistry C · 2008 · 99 citations · 31 references
Natural SciencesMaterials EngineeringMaterials ScienceElectrochemical EngineeringNanotechnologyThin FilmsCarbon NanomaterialsElectrode MaterialsFuel Cell MaterialsFuel CellsNanocatalysisNanostructured Energy MaterialsCarbon SupportsDirect Methanol Fuel CellsElectrochemical OxidationMesoporous MaterialsMesoporous SupportsNanocatalyst DesignNanostructured AnodesOrdered Mesoporous Carbon
Ordered mesoporous thin film carbon (TFC) material, of short channels vertical to the film, was synthesized by the replication of mesoporous silica SBA-15(⊥) template and was deposited with PtRu nanocatalyst as an anodic material in direct methanol fuel cell (DMFC). The anode nanocatalyst PtRu was characterized by XRD, Raman, XPS, nitrogen adsorption, and CO ad stripping. Electrocatalytic activity, characterized by anodic current, was compared with PtRu supported on various carbon supports, including TFC, CMK-3, and XC-72. The much enhanced methanol electrochemical oxidation activity in PtRu/TFC was ascribed to increased nanocatalysts' utilization efficiency with the short nanochannels of TFC.
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Ryong Ryoo, Sang Hoon Joo, Michał Kruk et al. · Advanced Materials · 2001 · 1.6K citations
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