Methanol oxidation on carbon-supported Pt-Os bimetallic nanoparticle electrocatalysts

Junjie Huang, Hui Yang, Qinghong Huang, Yawen Tang, Tianhong Lu, Daniel L. Akins

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Abstract

The electrocatalytic oxidation of methanol on carbon-supported bimetallic Pt-Os nanopaiticle catalysts has been investigated. The as-prepared Pt-Os nanoparticles, which are single-phase disordered structures and well dispersed on the surface of carbon with a narrow size distribution, exhibit, respectively, significantly enhanced and slightly enhanced activities for methanol oxidation when compared to commercial Pt/C and Pt-Ru (1:1)C catalysts. The maximum activity of our Pt-Os based catalysts for methanol oxidation was at a Pt/Os atomic ratio of 3:1. Such an enhanced activity can be rationalized by a combination of a bifunctional mechanism and an electronic effect. All rights reserved.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)A1810-A1815
JournalJournal of the Electrochemical Society
Volume151
Issue number11
DOIs
StatePublished - 2004
Externally publishedYes

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