Статья
2021

Composite Pt/(SnO2/C) and PtSnNi/C Catalysts for Oxygen Reduction and Alcohol Electrooxidation Reactions

D. K. Mauer D. K. Mauer , S. V. Belenov S. V. Belenov , L. M. Skibina L. M. Skibina , V. E. Guterman V. E. Guterman
Российский электрохимический журнал
https://doi.org/10.1134/S1023193521060069
Abstract / Full Text
Mauer, D.K., Belenov, S.V., Skibina, L.M. et al. Composite Pt/(SnO2/C) and PtSnNi/C Catalysts for Oxygen Reduction and Alcohol Electrooxidation Reactions. Russ J Electrochem 57, 898–910 (2021). https://doi.org/10.1134/S1023193521060069

The electrodeposition of tin and tin-nickel on a highly dispersed carbon material is used to obtain composite supports. These composite supports were used in the Pt(0) nanoparticles deposition from Pt(IV) solution by chemical reduction. The composition, structure, and activity of the obtained Pt(SnO2/C) and PtSnNi/C catalysts in the oxygen reduction and alcohol electrooxidation reactions were studied. The composite-support-based platinum catalysts exhibit higher activity in the reactions of alcohols electrooxidation in comparison with the commercial Pt/C analogue. Trimetallic PtSnNi/C catalysts are the most promising materials for the electrooxidation of alcohols.

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

    D. K. Mauer, S. V. Belenov, L. M. Skibina & V. E. Guterman

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