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A new synthesis of a highly dispersed and CO tolerant PtSn/C electrocatalyst for low-temperature fuel cell; its electrocatalytic activity and long-term durability

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Authors

Lim, Dong-Ha; Choi, Dong-Hyeok; Lee, Weon-Doo; Lee, Ho-In

Issue Date
2009
Publisher
Elsevier
Citation
Applied Catalysis B: Environmental 89 (2009) 484–493
Keywords
PtSn/C electrocatalystsBorohydride reduction and hydrothermaltreatmentMethanol oxidationCO toleranceLong-term durabilityLow-temperature fuel cell
Abstract
An effective method is developed for preparing highly dispersed and nano-sized PtSn/C electrocatalysts
synthesized by borohydride reduction and subsequent hydrothermal treatment. From the XRD patterns,
the Pt(2 2 0) peak of the PtSn/C catalysts shift slightly to lower 2u values with increasing Sn content,
compared with that of the Pt/C catalyst, suggesting the alloy formation. Based on the HR-TEM, the PtSn
nanoparticles show average particle sizes of approximately 2.3 nm on the carbon surface, which is
consistent with XRD data. The XPS result shows that the slight shift in the bulk metallic Pt(0) to higher
binding energies is attributed to a significant contribution from the metal-support interaction and the
nano-size effect. The methanol and CO oxidations on the PtSn/C catalysts occur at lower potentials as
compared to the commercial Pt/C catalyst. This result suggests that Sn has the ability to promote the
oxidation of adsorbed CO at lower potentials. In the single-cell and accelerated durability tests, the
3Pt1Sn/C catalyst shows higher performance under a pure H2 and CO-containing H2 gases and better
durability under a 0.5 MH2SO4 solution than the commercial Pt/C catalyst, due to the coexistence of PtSn
alloys and Sn oxides.
ISSN
0926-3373
Language
English
URI
https://hdl.handle.net/10371/61283
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.apcatb.2009.01.011
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