Three-dimensional nanostructured carbon nanotube array/PtRu nanoparticle electrodes for micro-fuel cells |
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Authors: | Hyo-Jin Ahn Won Jin Moon Tae-Yeon Seong Dayang Wang |
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Institution: | 1. Max Planck Institute of Colloid and Interfaces, D-14424 Potsdam, Germany;2. Korea Basic Science Institute, 500-757 Gwangju, Republic of Korea;3. Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Korea University, 136-713 Seoul, Republic of Korea |
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Abstract: | We have fabricated three-dimensional (3D) nanostructured carbon nanotube (CNT) array/PtRu nanoparticle (with the average molar percentage (26%) of Ru) electrodes using anodic aluminum oxide (AAO) templates for micro-fuel cells. 3D nanostructured CNT array was used to support PtRu nanoparticles to enhance the utilization efficiency of Pt. The 3D nanostructured CNT array/PtRu electrodes show the excellent catalytic activity and electrochemical stability of electro-oxidation of methanol. Their anodic current density is 10 times as high as that of PtRu thin-films, which could be explained in terms of the high specific surface area of 3D nanostructured CNT array supporting films and the uniform distribution of PtRu nanoparticles. |
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