Active and stable platinum/ionic liquid/carbon nanotube electrocatalysts for oxidation of methanol

Abstract Platinum (Pt) nanoparticles (NPs) on carbon nanotubes (CNTs) have been prepared from PtCl62− ions through a facile ionic liquid (IL)-assisted method and used for methanol oxidation. 1-Butyl-3-methylimidazolium (BMIM) with four different counter ions (PF6−, Cl−, Br−, and I−) has been tested...

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Main Authors: Huan-Tsung Chang, Zih-Yu Shih, Arun Periasamy, Guan-Lin Lin
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: ScienceOpen 2015-06-01
Series:ScienceOpen Research
Online Access:https://www.scienceopen.com/document?vid=5d304b97-4244-4235-8cf7-546b348dd9fd