Microwave assisted synthesis of surfactant stabilized platinum/carbon nanotube electrocatalysts for direct methanol fuel cell applications

M Sakthivel, A Schlange, U Kunz, T Turek - Journal of Power Sources, 2010 - Elsevier
Platinum electrocatalysts deposited on multi-walled carbon nanotubes (CNT) with high
loading were prepared using a microwave-assisted polyol reduction method and employed …

Pulse microwave-assisted synthesis of Pt nanoparticles onto carbon nanotubes as electrocatalysts for proton exchange membrane fuel cells

AK Roy, CT Hsieh - Electrochimica acta, 2013 - Elsevier
This study represents a comprehensive pulse microwave-assisted polyol synthesis method
to deposit Pt catalysts onto multi-walled carbon nanotubes (CNTs). Three electrocatalysts …

Platinum nanoparticles on carbon-nanotube support prepared by room-temperature reduction with H2 in ethylene glycol/water mixed solvent as catalysts for polymer …

Y Zheng, Z Dou, Y Fang, M Li, X Wu, J Zeng… - Journal of Power …, 2016 - Elsevier
Polyol approach is commonly used in synthesizing Pt nanoparticles in polymer electrolyte
membrane fuel cells. However, the application of this process consumes a great deal of time …

Microwave-assisted synthesis of Pt/CNT nanocomposite electrocatalysts for PEM fuel cells

W Zhang, J Chen, GF Swiegers, ZF Ma, GG Wallace - Nanoscale, 2010 - pubs.rsc.org
Microwave-assisted heating of functionalized, single-wall carbon nanotubes (FCNTs) in
ethylene glycol solution containing H2PtCl6, led to the reductive deposition of Pt …

Preparation and characterization of multiwalled carbon nanotube-supported platinum for cathode catalysts of direct methanol fuel cells

W Li, C Liang, W Zhou, J Qiu, Zhou… - The Journal of Physical …, 2003 - ACS Publications
Multiwalled carbon nanotube-supported Pt (Pt/MWNT) nanocomposites were prepared by
both the aqueous solution reduction of a Pt salt (HCHO reduction) and the reduction of a Pt …

Microwave heated polyol synthesis of carbon nanotubes supported Pt nanoparticles for methanol electrooxidation

W Chen, J Zhao, JY Lee, Z Liu - Materials Chemistry and Physics, 2005 - Elsevier
Uniform platinum nanoparticles with average diameter of about 3.0 nm and good dispersion
on carbon nanotubes were prepared by microwave heated polyol process and …

Physical and electrochemical characterizations of microwave-assisted polyol preparation of carbon-supported PtRu nanoparticles

Z Liu, JY Lee, W Chen, M Han, LM Gan - Langmuir, 2004 - ACS Publications
PtRu nanoparticles supported on Vulcan XC-72 carbon and carbon nanotubes were
prepared by a microwave-assisted polyol process. The catalysts were characterized by …

Microwave polyol synthesis of Pt/CNTs catalysts: effects of pH on particle size and electrocatalytic activity for methanol electrooxidization

X Li, WX Chen, J Zhao, W Xing, ZD Xu - Carbon, 2005 - Elsevier
Pt nanoparticles with different mean sizes supported on carbon nanotubes were synthesized
by microwave heating ethylene glycol solutions of platinum salt with different pH in present …

Microwave synthesis and characterization of acetate-stabilized Pt nanoparticles supported on carbon for methanol electro-oxidation

J Zhao, P Wang, W Chen, R Liu, X Li, Q Nie - Journal of power sources, 2006 - Elsevier
Acetate-stabilized Pt nanoparticles supported on carbon were prepared by a microwave
heating polyol method, in which a small amount of sodium acetate solution was added as a …

Preparation of highly dispersed Pt nanoparticles supported on single-walled carbon nanotubes by a microwave-assisted polyol method and their remarkably catalytic …

M Huang, G Dong, C Wu, L Guan - International journal of hydrogen energy, 2014 - Elsevier
Both narrow size and highly homogeneous distribution of Pt nanoparticles (NPs) are
achieved on single-walled carbon nanotubes functionalized by carboxylic groups using …