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Preparation of platinum catalysts supported on functionalized graphene and the electrocatalytic properties for ethanol oxidation in direct ethanol fuel cell

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In this work, we develop a facile method under mild conditions to synthesize 2-aminoethanesulfonic acid (taurine)-functionalized-graphene (T-fGN) and to prepare Pt catalysts supported on T-fGN through a self-assembly route. The structure, morphologies and electrochemical properties of T-fGN and Pt/T-fGN were examined by atomic force microscope, X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy, Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy and different electrochemical techniques. The electrocatalytic properties of Pt/T-fGN were investigated for ethanol oxidation reaction (EOR) in comparison to Pt supported on Vulcan XC-72 (Pt/VC). The results indicate that the as-prepared Pt/T-fGN catalyst possesses a much higher electrocatalytic activity, faster reaction kinetics and a better stability for EOR than Pt/VC.

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Acknowledgments

This work was supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (No. 51203093, 51374125, 51504133), the Project of Liaoning Education Department (Nos. LZQ2013031, L2015259), the Ph.D. Starting Foundation of Liaoning Province (No. 20141122), the Project of Anshan Science and Technology Bureau (L2014036, 601009650) and Innovative Research Team in College and Universities of Liaoning Province (No. LT2014007).

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    Yanhong Li, Lu Han, Yiyong Wang, Lin Wang, Xitao Yin & Jinlin Lu

  2. School of Chemical Engineering, University of Science and Technology Liaoning, Anshan, 114051, People’s Republic of China

    Baigang An

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Li, Y., Han, L., An, B. et al. Preparation of platinum catalysts supported on functionalized graphene and the electrocatalytic properties for ethanol oxidation in direct ethanol fuel cell. J Mater Sci: Mater Electron 27, 6208–6215 (2016). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10854-016-4551-0

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