Monolayer of close-packed Pt nanocrystals on a reduced graphene oxide (RGO) nanosheet and its enhanced catalytic performance towards methanol electrooxidation

RSC Advances ◽  
2015 ◽  
Vol 5 (57) ◽  
pp. 46017-46025 ◽  
Author(s):  
Lin-Nan Zhou ◽  
Xiao-Ting Zhang ◽  
Wen-Jin Shen ◽  
Shi-Gang Sun ◽  
Yong-Jun Li
Keyword(s):  
Graphene Oxide ◽  
Reduced Graphene Oxide ◽  
Methanol Oxidation ◽  
Electrocatalytic Activity ◽  
Catalytic Performance ◽  
Methanol Electrooxidation ◽  
Reduced Graphene ◽  
Mass Activity ◽  
Pt Nanocrystals

A close-packed monolayer composed of (111)-orientated Pt nanocrystals was fabricated on reduced graphene oxide, exhibiting excellent electrocatalytic activity and stability towards methanol oxidation, ~3 times better mass activity than the commercial Pt/C.

Anchoring ternary CuFePd nanocatalysts on reduced graphene oxide to improve the electrocatalytic activity for the methanol oxidation reaction

RSC Advances ◽  
2015 ◽  
Vol 5 (123) ◽  
pp. 101563-101568 ◽  
Author(s):  
Xuan Zhang ◽  
Yi-Chi Zhang ◽  
Jia-Wei Zhang ◽  
Bei Zhang
Keyword(s):  
Graphene Oxide ◽  
Reduced Graphene Oxide ◽  
Methanol Oxidation ◽  
Electrocatalytic Activity ◽  
Oxidation Reaction ◽  
Methanol Oxidation Reaction ◽  
Reduced Graphene ◽  
Improved Performance

A ternary CuFePd/rGO electrocatalyst was developed facilely, which exhibited improved performance compared to binary CuPd/rGO, FePd/rGO and Pd/rGO.

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