Enhanced oxygen reduction reaction performance of size-controlled Pt nanoparticles on polypyrrole-functionalized carbon nanotubes.

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Department of Chemistry, Graduate School of Science, Nagoya University, Furo-cho, Chikusa, Nagoya, Aichi 464-8602, Japan. and Element Visualization Team, Materials Visualization Photon Science Group, RIKEN SPring-8 Center, 1-1-1 Koto, Sayo, Hyogo 679-5198, Japan and Research Center for Materials Science (RCMS) & Integrated Research Consortium on Chemical Sciences (IRCCS), Nagoya University, Furo-cho, Chikusa, Nagoya, Aichi 464-8602, Japan.

Published: June 2019

Size-controlled Pt nanoparticles were prepared on multi-wall carbon nanotubes (MWCNTs) decorated with polypyrrole matrix overlayers and exhibited superior oxygen reduction reaction (ORR) performance as electrocatalysts. The copolymerization of a new Pt-pyrrole complex and pyrrole monomer in the presence of MWCNTs produced size-controlled Pt nanoparticles with diameters of 1.5 ± 0.5 nm. The present size-controlled Pt nanoparticles showed better durability than non-regulated Pt nanoparticles without polypyrrole and a commercial Pt/C catalyst during the ORR at the fuel cell cathode without substantial aggregation of the size-controlled Pt nanoparticles.

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