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Fabrication of Platinum/ Polypyrol-Carbon Nanofiber Nanocomposite Electrocatalyst for Direct Methanol Fuel Cells

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A novel electrocatalyst has been developed based on polypyrol-carbon nanofiber (PPy-CNF) support material to increase the stability of Pt/ PPy-CNF/GDL electrocatalyst in direct methanol fuel cell (DMFC). A novel conducting polymer (PPy)-CNF nanocomposites was prepared by a solution dispersion technique and used to support platinum nanoparticles. For preparation of catalyst ink, 20 wt.% Pt/PPy-CNF electrocatalyst with a platinum loading of 0.4 mg cm-2 was prepared by ethylene glycol (EG) method. Physical and electrochemical properties were analyzed by X-ray diffraction (XRD), Fourier transform infrared (FTIR), scanning electron microscopy (SEM), transmission electron microscopy (TEM) imaging and cyclic voltammetry (CV) experiments. FTIR results prove the existence of PPy in the support. SEM images showed that the one–dimensional CNFs were efficaciously covered by PPy. The TEM characterization revealed that the fine Pt nanoparticles prepared by polyol method were dispersed on the surface of the electrocatalyst successfully. XRD patterns also revealed that the mean size of Pt crystal nanoparticles was about 3.69, 6.51 and 2.91 nm for Pt/PPy-CNF, Pt/CNF and Pt/C electrocatalyst respectively. The size of the PPy on carbon paper has been measured in the range of 35-40nm by AFM. Based on the electrochemical properties and acceleration tests evaluated by cyclic voltammetry measurements and Chronoamperometric experiments it was found that the as prepared Pt/PPy-CNF/GDL electrode exhibited a comparable electrochemical surface are (ECSA), MOR activity and so stability (in the presence of methanol) with respect to the Pt/CNF /GDL and Pt/C/GDL commercial one. A rather significant reduction in the peak potential of methanol electro-oxidation from 0.69V for Pt/C/GDL to 0.76V for Pt/PPy-CNF/GDL electrode indicates that an increase in the activity for MOR is achieved by replacing the C by PPy-CNF. The corresponding ECSA values for the Pt/PPy-CNF/GDL, Pt/CNF/GDL and Pt/C/GDL electrodes were 108.69, 53.93 and 17.98 m2g-1 respectively.

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Maryam Yaldagard*, Mariyeh Nazoktabar, Mohsen Jahanshahi

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Carbon Nanofiber, Direct Methanol Fuel Cells, Electrocatalyst, Nanocomposite, Polypyrol, Stability

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