Oxygen reduction reaction on pt/C catalysts prepared by impregnation and liquid phase photo-deposition

B. Ruiz-Camacho, M. A. Valenzuela, J. A. Perez-Galindo, F. Pola, M. Miki-Yoshida, N. Alonso-Vante, R. G. Gonzalez-Huerta

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Abstract

Pt/C catalysts supported on carbon (5 wt.% Pt) synthesized by photo-deposition and impregnation methods were electrochemically evaluated in the oxygen reduction reaction. Platinum nanoparticles were prepared by photo-irradiation of Pt precursors (H2PtCl6 and C 10H14O4Pt) with UV-irradiation (365 nm) at room temperature. The photo-reduction of H2PtCl6 to metallic platinum (Pt4+→Pt2+→Pt0) was faster than C10H14O4Pt (Pt2+→Pt0) at the same operation conditions. The Pt/C samples were characterized by XRD, EDS, H2 chemisorption, TEM, cyclic and linear voltammetry techniques. XRD and TEM/EDS studies showed that Pt particles synthesized with C 10H14O4Pt by the photo-deposition method were smaller with a higher dispersion on carbon than those prepared with H 2PtCl6 A similar behavior was found when the impregnation method is used. The platinum particle size was smaller with C10H 14O4Pt as compared to H2PtCl6 precursor. The Pt/C catalyst synthesized with C10H14O 4Pt by the photo-deposition method displayed a catalytic activity in the oxygen reduction reaction comparable to a commercial 10 wt. % Pt/C, ETEK catalyst

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)183-189
Number of pages7
JournalJournal of New Materials for Electrochemical Systems
Volume13
Issue number3
StatePublished - 2010
Externally publishedYes

Keywords

  • Impregnation
  • Liquid photo-deposition
  • Oxygen reduction
  • Platinum nanoparticles

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