'Lesgaft National State University of Physical Education, Sport and Health, St. Petersburg'
Abstract
A platinum overlaid PdCuIr/C (Pt-PdIrCu/C) anodic catalyst for direct methanol fuel cell was prepared by a two-step reduction method. Transmission electron microscopy (TEM) and X-ray diffraction (XRD) results show that the metal nano-particles had a large surface area and even distribution. The Pt mass activity of the catalyst was about 6.6 times larger than that of a Pt/C catalyst and 1.2 times larger than that of a Pt-PdCu/C catalyst. The high electrocatalytic activities could be attributed to the synergistic effect between Pt and PdIrCu.Web of Scienc
