PMID- 25221915
OWN - NLM
STAT- PubMed-not-MEDLINE
DCOM- 20150417
LR  - 20211021
IS  - 2045-2322 (Electronic)
IS  - 2045-2322 (Linking)
VI  - 4
DP  - 2014 Sep 5
TI  - Enhancement of platinum mass activity on the surface of polymer-wrapped carbon 
      nanotube-based fuel cell electrocatalysts.
PG  - 6295
LID - 10.1038/srep06295 [doi]
LID - 6295
AB  - Cost reduction and improved durability are the two major targets for accelerating 
      the commercialization of polymer electrolyte membrane fuel cells (PEFCs). To 
      achieve these goals, the development of a novel method to fabricate platinum 
      (Pt)-based electrocatalysts with a high mass activity, deposited on durable 
      conductive support materials, is necessary. In this study, we describe a facile 
      approach to grow homogeneously dispersed Pt nanoparticles (Pt) with a narrow 
      diameter distribution in a highly controllable fashion on polymer-wrapped carbon 
      nanotubes (CNTs). A PEFC cell employing a composite with the smallest Pt 
      nanoparticle size (2.3 nm diameter) exhibited a ~8 times higher mass activity 
      compared to a cell containing Pt with a 3.7 nm diameter. This is the first 
      example of the diamter control of Pt on polymer-wrapped carbon supporting 
      materials, and the study opens the door for the development of a 
      future-generation of PEFCs using a minimal amount of Pt.
FAU - Hafez, Inas H
AU  - Hafez IH
AD  - 1] International Institute for Carbon-Neutral Energy Research (WPI-I2CNER), 
      Kyushu University, 744 Motooka Nishi-ku, Fukuoka 819-0395, Japan [2] Department 
      of Natural resources and Agricultural Engineering, Faculty of Agriculture, 
      Damanhour University, Damanhour 22516, Egypt.
FAU - Berber, Mohamed R
AU  - Berber MR
AD  - 1] International Institute for Carbon-Neutral Energy Research (WPI-I2CNER), 
      Kyushu University, 744 Motooka Nishi-ku, Fukuoka 819-0395, Japan [2] Department 
      of Chemistry, Faculty of Science, Tanta University, Tanta 31527, Egypt.
FAU - Fujigaya, Tsuyohiko
AU  - Fujigaya T
AD  - 1] International Institute for Carbon-Neutral Energy Research (WPI-I2CNER), 
      Kyushu University, 744 Motooka Nishi-ku, Fukuoka 819-0395, Japan [2] Department 
      of Applied Chemistry, Graduate School of Engineering, Kyushu University, 744 
      Motooka Nishi-ku, Fukuoka 819-0395, Japan.
FAU - Nakashima, Naotoshi
AU  - Nakashima N
AD  - 1] International Institute for Carbon-Neutral Energy Research (WPI-I2CNER), 
      Kyushu University, 744 Motooka Nishi-ku, Fukuoka 819-0395, Japan [2] Department 
      of Applied Chemistry, Graduate School of Engineering, Kyushu University, 744 
      Motooka Nishi-ku, Fukuoka 819-0395, Japan [3] JST-CREST, 5 Sanbancho, Chiyoda-ku, 
      Tokyo, 102-0075, Japan.
LA  - eng
PT  - Journal Article
PT  - Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
DEP - 20140905
PL  - England
TA  - Sci Rep
JT  - Scientific reports
JID - 101563288
PMC - PMC4164040
EDAT- 2014/09/16 06:00
MHDA- 2014/09/16 06:01
PMCR- 2014/09/05
CRDT- 2014/09/16 06:00
PHST- 2014/06/06 00:00 [received]
PHST- 2014/08/21 00:00 [accepted]
PHST- 2014/09/16 06:00 [entrez]
PHST- 2014/09/16 06:00 [pubmed]
PHST- 2014/09/16 06:01 [medline]
PHST- 2014/09/05 00:00 [pmc-release]
AID - srep06295 [pii]
AID - 10.1038/srep06295 [doi]
PST - epublish
SO  - Sci Rep. 2014 Sep 5;4:6295. doi: 10.1038/srep06295.