Application of Graphite Nano-fiber as a supporting material in the DMFC

직접 메탄올 연료전지에서 담지체로서의 GW 응용

  • 박인수 (광주과학기술원 신소재공학과) ;
  • 박경원 (광주과학기술원 신소재공학과) ;
  • 최종호 (광주과학기술원 신소재공학과) ;
  • 김영민 (광주과학기술원 신소재공학과) ;
  • 정두환 (한국에너지기술연구원 신연료전지팀) ;
  • 성영은 (광주과학기술원 신소재공학과)
  • Published : 2002.07.01

Abstract

The electrooxidation of methanol was studied using carbon-supported PtRu(1:1) alloy nanoparticles In sulfuric acid solution for application to a direct methanol fuel cell. The GNF-supported catalyst showed excellent catalytic activities compared to those of Vulcan XC-72. The structure and electrocatalytic activity of carbon-supported electrocatalyst were investigated using X-ray diffraction (XRD), Transmission electron microscopy (TEM), cyclic voltammetry (CV), chronoamperometry (CA), X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS). The CV and CA confirmed the advantage of GNF as the supporting material. This can be explained by assuming that the enhanced activities of GNF-supported catalyst for methanol electrooxidation were caused by the unique properties of GNF.

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