• 文献标题:   Pt Nanoparticle-Dispersed Graphene-Wrapped MWNT Composites As Oxygen Reduction Reaction Electrocatalyst in Proton Exchange Membrane Fuel Cell
  • 文献类型:   Article
  • 作  者:   ARAVIND SSJ, RAMAPRABHU S
  • 作者关键词:   graphene, carbon nanotube, pt nanoparticle, chemical vapor deposition, fuel cell, power density
  • 出版物名称:   ACS APPLIED MATERIALS INTERFACES
  • ISSN:   1944-8244
  • 通讯作者地址:   Indian Inst Technol
  • 被引频次:   42
  • DOI:   10.1021/am301187h
  • 出版年:   2012

▎ 摘  要

Chemical and electrical synergies between graphite oxide and multiwalled carbon nanotube (MWNT) for processing graphene wrapped-MWNT hybrids has been realized by chemical vapor deposition without any chemical functionalization. Potential of the hybrid composites have been demonstrated by employing them as electrocatalyst supports in proton exchange membrane fuel cells. The defects present in the polyelectrolyte, which have been c wrapped over highly dispersed MWNT, act as anchoring sites for the homogeneous deposition of platinum nanoparticles. Single cell proton exchange membrane fuel cells show that the power density of the hybrid composite based fuel cells is higher compared to the pure catalyst-support-based fuel cells, because of enhanced electrochemical reactivity and good surface area of the nanocomposites.