Статья
2022

Activity and Stability of a Platinum Nanostructured Catalyst Deposited onto a Nitrogen-Doped Carbonaceous Support

E. A. Moguchikh E. A. Moguchikh , K. O. Paperzh K. O. Paperzh , A. A. Alekseenko A. A. Alekseenko , E. N. Gribov E. N. Gribov , V. E. Guterman V. E. Guterman
Российский электрохимический журнал
https://doi.org/10.1134/S1023193522060088
Abstract / Full Text
Moguchikh, E.A., Paperzh, K.O., Alekseenko, A.A. et al. Activity and Stability of a Platinum Nanostructured Catalyst Deposited onto a Nitrogen-Doped Carbonaceous Support. Russ J Electrochem 58, 502–512 (2022). https://doi.org/10.1134/S1023193522060088

A comparative analysis of the microstructure and electrochemical behavior of a platinum PCN catalyst synthesized over a nitrogen-doped carbon support and a commercial Pt/C-electrocatalyst HiSPEC3000 is carried out. The PCN catalyst is characterized by a smaller size of platinum nanoparticles and exhibits not only a higher activity in oxygen reduction reaction but also a higher corrosion-morphological resistance in acidic media.

Author information

  • Southern Federal University, Rostov-on-Don, Russia

    E. A. Moguchikh, K. O. Paperzh, A. A. Alekseenko & V. E. Guterman

  • Novosibirsk State University, Novosibirsk, Russia

    E. N. Gribov

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