One-step fabrication of ordered Pt-Cu alloy nanotube arrays for ethanol electrooxidation

Xinyi Zhang; Dan Li; Dehua Dong; Huanting Wang; Paul A. Webley

doi:10.1016/j.matlet.2010.02.041

One-step fabrication of ordered Pt-Cu alloy nanotube arrays for ethanol electrooxidation

Xinyi Zhang^*, Dan Li, Dehua Dong, Huanting Wang, Paul A. Webley

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Abstract

Novel one dimensional (1D) nanostructured metallic electrodes have received much attention in the area of the fuel cell because of their extremely high surface-to-volume ratios and excellent activities. Here, we report the one-step fabrication of Pt-Cu alloy nanotube arrays. As determined by X-ray diffraction, scanning electron microscopy, and transmission electron microscopy, ordered Pt-Cu alloy nanotubes have been successfully fabricated utilizing a nanochannel alumina template. The electrocatalytic activities of the Pt-Cu alloy nanotubes for the oxidation of ethanol in acidic medium were investigated by cyclic voltammetry. The results show that the Pt-Cu alloy nanotubes can be used as effective electrocatalysts for ethanol oxidation in direct alcohol fuel cells.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	1169-1172
Number of pages	4
Journal	Materials Letters
Volume	64
Issue number	10
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.matlet.2010.02.041
Publication status	Published - 31 May 2010
Externally published	Yes

Keywords

Direct alcohol fuel cells
Electron microscopes
Electrooxidation
Pt-Cu alloy nanotubes

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One-step fabrication of ordered Pt-Cu alloy nanotube arrays for ethanol electrooxidation

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