Investigating Particle Size Effects in Catalysis by Applying a Size-Controlled and Surfactant-Free Synthesis of Colloidal Nanoparticles in Alkaline Ethylene Glycol: Case Study of the Oxygen Reduction Reaction on Pt

The electrocatalytic oxidation of ethylene glycol and glycerol in the presence of PtAg NPs catalyst showed a linear decrease with the increasing particle sizes, providing new clues and hypotheses on how quantum confinement phenomena affect the electrocatalytic performances.

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Particle size-control enables extraordinary activity of ruthenium nanoparticles/multiwalled carbon nanotube catalysts towards the oxygen reduction reaction

Nanoscale ◽

10.1039/c9nr05202j ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 11 (29) ◽

pp. 13968-13976 ◽

Cited By ~ 5

Author(s):

Chang Liu ◽

Gailing Bai ◽

Zhifeng Jiao ◽

Baoying Lv ◽

Yunwei Wang ◽

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Keyword(s):

Particle Size ◽

Fuel Cells ◽

Carbon Nanotube ◽

Oxygen Reduction Reaction ◽

Oxygen Reduction ◽

Size Control ◽

Reduction Reaction ◽

Optimal Size ◽

Ruthenium Nanoparticles ◽

Multiwalled Carbon

Catalysts with optimal size for the oxygen reduction reaction (ORR) play a vital important role in fuel cells and metal–air batteries.

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Effects of support particle size and Pt content on catalytic activity and durability of Pt/TiO2 catalyst for oxygen reduction reaction in proton exchange membrane fuel cells environment

Journal of Power Sources ◽

10.1016/j.jpowsour.2018.06.061 ◽

2018 ◽

Vol 396 ◽

pp. 606-614 ◽

Cited By ~ 10

Author(s):

G.R. Mirshekari ◽

C.A. Rice

Keyword(s):

Particle Size ◽

Catalytic Activity ◽

Fuel Cells ◽

Oxygen Reduction Reaction ◽

Oxygen Reduction ◽

Proton Exchange Membrane ◽

Reduction Reaction ◽

Proton Exchange ◽

Support Particle ◽

Exchange Membrane

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XRD and electrochemical investigation of particle size effects in platinum-cobalt cathode electrocatalysts for oxygen reduction

Journal of Alloys and Compounds ◽

10.1016/j.jallcom.2010.04.018 ◽

2010 ◽

Vol 500 (2) ◽

pp. 241-246 ◽

Cited By ~ 22

Author(s):

I.N. Leontyev ◽

V.E. Guterman ◽

E.B. Pakhomova ◽

P.E. Timoshenko ◽

A.V.Guterman ◽

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Keyword(s):

Particle Size ◽

Oxygen Reduction ◽

Size Effects ◽

Electrochemical Investigation ◽

Particle Size Effects

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

Dalton Transactions ◽

10.1039/c9dt00158a ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 48 (21) ◽

pp. 7130-7137 ◽

Cited By ~ 2

Author(s):

Kentaro Ichihashi ◽

Satoshi Muratsugu ◽

Shota Miyamoto ◽

Kana Sakamoto ◽

Nozomu Ishiguro ◽

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Keyword(s):

Carbon Nanotubes ◽

Oxygen Reduction Reaction ◽

Oxygen Reduction ◽

Pt Nanoparticles ◽

Reduction Reaction ◽

Multi Wall Carbon Nanotubes ◽

Nanoparticle Catalysts ◽

Pyrrole Monomer ◽

Reaction Performance ◽

Size Controlled

Enhanced oxygen reduction reaction performances were achieved on size-controlled Pt nanoparticle catalysts prepared by the copolymerization of a Pt4-pyrrole complex and pyrrole monomer in the presence of multi-wall carbon nanotubes.

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