Preparation of SnO2-CNTs supported Pt catalysts and their electrocatalytic properties for ethanol oxidation |
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| Authors: | HL Pang CT Huang |
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| Affiliation: | State Key Laboratory of Chemo/Biosensing and Chemometrics, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Hunan University, Changsha 410082, PR China |
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| Abstract: | SnO2-carbon nanotubes (CNTs) composites were prepared by sol-gel method, and characterized by scanning electron microscopy and X-ray diffraction. Due to high stability in diluted acidic solution, SnO2-CNTs composites were selected as the catalyst support and second catalyst for ethanol electrooxidation. The electrocatalytic properties of the SnO2-CNTs supported platinum (Pt) catalyst (Pt/SnO2-CNTs) for ethanol oxidation have been investigated by typical electrochemical methods. Under the same mass loading of Pt, the Pt/SnO2-CNTs catalyst shows higher electrocatalytic activity and better long-term cycle stability than Pt/SnO2 catalyst. Additionally, the effect of the mass ratio of CNTs to SnO2 on the electrocatalytic activity of the electrode for ethanol oxidation was investigated, and the optimum mass ratio of CNTs to SnO2 in the Pt/SnO2-CNTs catalyst is 1/6.3. |
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| Keywords: | SnO2-CNTs composites Platinum catalyst Ethanol oxidation Electrochemical properties Electrocatalysis |
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