کد مقاله | کد نشریه | سال انتشار | مقاله انگلیسی | نسخه تمام متن |
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1275578 | 1497536 | 2013 | 7 صفحه PDF | دانلود رایگان |
![عکس صفحه اول مقاله: Electroreduction of oxygen on sputter-deposited Pd nanolayers on multi-walled carbon nanotubes Electroreduction of oxygen on sputter-deposited Pd nanolayers on multi-walled carbon nanotubes](/preview/png/1275578.png)
The electrochemical reduction of oxygen on Pd nanoparticle/multi-walled carbon nanotube (PdNP/MWCNT) catalysts was studied in acid and alkaline solutions using the rotating disk electrode (RDE) method. The PdNP/MWCNT nanocomposites were prepared by sputter-deposition of palladium onto the surface of MWCNTs. The surface morphology of the PdNP/MWCNT composites was characterised by scanning electron microscopy (SEM). The SEM images showed the formation of Pd nanolayers around MWCNTs. The RDE results revealed a high electrocatalytic activity of PdNP/MWCNT catalysts towards the oxygen reduction reaction (ORR) in alkaline media. Two Tafel regions with different slope can be distinguished. At low overpotentials the Tafel slope is close to −60 mV dec−1 and at higher current densities the slope is approximately −100 mV dec−1. The PdNP/MWCNT composite is a promising material to be used as a cathode catalyst for alkaline membrane fuel cells.
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► Pd nanolayers on multi-walled carbon nanotubes were prepared by magnetron sputtering.
► Oxygen reduction was studied on the PdNP/MWCNT catalysts in acid and alkaline media.
► PdNP/MWCNT catalysts showed a high activity for O2 reduction in alkaline solution.
► The Tafel behaviour of oxygen reduction was similar for PdNP/MWCNT and bulk Pd.
Journal: International Journal of Hydrogen Energy - Volume 38, Issue 9, 27 March 2013, Pages 3614–3620