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| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 1169 - 1172 |
| Number of pages | 4 |
| Journal | Materials Letters |
| Volume | 64 |
| Issue number | 10 |
| DOIs | |
| Publication status | Published - 2010 |
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One-step fabrication of ordered Pt-Cu alloy nanotube arrays for ethanol electrooxidation. / Zhang, Xinyi; Li, Dan; Dong, Dehua; Wang, Huanting; Webley, Paul Anthony.
In: Materials Letters, Vol. 64, No. 10, 2010, p. 1169 - 1172.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Research › peer-review
TY - JOUR
T1 - One-step fabrication of ordered Pt-Cu alloy nanotube arrays for ethanol electrooxidation
AU - Zhang, Xinyi
AU - Li, Dan
AU - Dong, Dehua
AU - Wang, Huanting
AU - Webley, Paul Anthony
PY - 2010
Y1 - 2010
N2 - Novel one dimensional (1D) nanostructured metallic electrodes have received much attention in the area of the fuel cell because of their extremely high surface-to-volume ratios and excellent activities. Here, we report the one-step fabrication of Pta??Cu alloy nanotube arrays. As determined by X-ray diffraction, scanning electron microscopy, and transmission electron microscopy, ordered Pta??Cu alloy nanotubes have been successfully fabricated utilizing a nanochannel alumina template. The electrocatalytic activities of the Pta??Cu alloy nanotubes for the oxidation of ethanol in acidic medium were investigated by cyclic voltammetry. The results show that the Pta??Cu alloy nanotubes can be used as effective electrocatalysts for ethanol oxidation in direct alcohol fuel cells.
AB - Novel one dimensional (1D) nanostructured metallic electrodes have received much attention in the area of the fuel cell because of their extremely high surface-to-volume ratios and excellent activities. Here, we report the one-step fabrication of Pta??Cu alloy nanotube arrays. As determined by X-ray diffraction, scanning electron microscopy, and transmission electron microscopy, ordered Pta??Cu alloy nanotubes have been successfully fabricated utilizing a nanochannel alumina template. The electrocatalytic activities of the Pta??Cu alloy nanotubes for the oxidation of ethanol in acidic medium were investigated by cyclic voltammetry. The results show that the Pta??Cu alloy nanotubes can be used as effective electrocatalysts for ethanol oxidation in direct alcohol fuel cells.
UR - http://www/elsevier.com
U2 - 10.1016/j.matlet.2010.02.041
DO - 10.1016/j.matlet.2010.02.041
M3 - Article
VL - 64
SP - 1169
EP - 1172
JO - Materials Letters
JF - Materials Letters
SN - 0167-577X
IS - 10
ER -