CHIMIA (Dec 2004)

Platinum-Nanoparticles on Different Types of Carbon Supports: Correlation of Electrocatalytic Activity with Carrier Morphology

  • Manfred T. Reetz,
  • Hendrik Schulenburg,
  • Marco Lopez,
  • Bernd Spliethoff,
  • Bernd Tesche

DOI
https://doi.org/10.2533/000942904777677083
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 58, no. 12

Abstract

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The electrocatalytic activity of Pt-nanoparticles used in fuel cells increases by 34% upon going from the usual Pt/Vulcan XC72 to support systems such as Pt/Printex XE2 which have a relatively rough surface structure.

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