• 한국신재생에너지학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국신재생에너지학회 2009년도 추계학술대회 논문집
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• pp.191-194
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• 2009

PtRu based and PtSn based ternary catalysts were prepared by a conventional impregnation method using NaBH4 as reducing agent. The alloy formation, crystalline size and chemical composition of the in-house catalysts were determined by XRD, TEM and EDX, respectively. The chemical compositions of in-house catalysts were quite similar to the nominal value and good alloy formations were also observed. Further, crystalline sizes of ternary catalysts were comparatively smaller than binary catalysts and were approximately 3.5 ~ 5.5 nm. The electrochemical measurements were carried out in the solution 1 M $H_2SO_4$ with 1 M $C_2H_5OH$ at room temperature. LSV results obtained that ternary catalysts were higher current densities and specific activities. Especially, in case of tungsten addition system, Pt5Sn4W/C have the highest specific activities values and was approximately 21.2 and 3.1 times higher than that of PtRu/C and PtSn/C electrocatalyst.

• 한국수소및신에너지학회논문집
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• 제19권5호
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• pp.423-429
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• 2008

This work was carried out to improve the performance of anodic electrocatalysts in direct ethanol fuel cell(DEFC). PtRu and $Pt_5Ru_4M$(M= Ni, Sn, Mo and W) electrocatalysts were prepared by using a $NaBH_4$ reduction method. Alloy crystal structure and particle size of electrocatalysts were characterized by X-ray diffraction(XRD) and transmission electron microscopy(TEM). The XRD analysis of the electrocatalysts revealed that the face-centered cubic(fcc) peaks shifted to slightly higher diffraction angles when third metals were added. Average size of the uniform particles was observed to be approximately $3{\sim}3.5\;nm$ from the TEM image. The electrochemical measurements were carried out in the solution 1M $H_2SO_4$ and 1M $C_2H_5OH$ at room temperature. Cyclic-voltammogram results showed that $Pt_5Ru_4W$ electrocatalyst exhibited much higher current density for ethanol oxidation of $2.73\;mA/cm^2$ than PtRu electrocatalyst of $0.73\;mA/cm^2$.

• Journal of Electrochemical Science and Technology
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• 제6권3호
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• pp.95-105
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• 2015

In the present work, Carbon supported Pt₁₀₀, Pt₈₀Sn₂₀, Pt₈₀Ni₂₀ and Pt₈₀Sn₁₀Ni₁₀ electrocatalysts with different atomic ratios were prepared by ethylene glycol-reduction method to study the electro-oxidation of ethanol in membraneless fuel cell. The electrocatalysts were characterized in terms of structure, morphology and composition by using XRD, TEM and EDX techniques. Transmission electron microscopy measurements revealed a decrease in the mean particle size of the catalysts for the ternary compositions. The electrocatalytic activities of Pt₁₀₀/C, Pt₈₀Sn₂₀/C, Pt₈₀Ni₂₀/C and Pt₈₀Sn₁₀Ni₁₀/C catalysts for ethanol oxidation in an acid medium were investigated by cyclic voltammetry (CV) and chronoamperometry (CA). The electrochemical results showed that addition of Ni to Pt/C and Pt-Sn/C catalysts significantly shifted the onset of ethanol and CO oxidations toward lower potentials. The single membraneless ethanol fuel cell performances of the Pt₈₀Sn₁₀Ni₁₀/C, Pt₈₀Sn₂₀/C and Pt₈₀Ni₂₀/C anode catalysts were evaluated at room temperature. Among the catalysts investigated, the power density obtained for Pt₈₀Sn₁₀Ni₁₀/C (37.77 mW/cm² ) catalyst was higher than that of Pt₈₀Sn₂₀/C (22.89 mW/cm² ) and Pt₈₀Ni₂₀/C (16.77 mW/ cm² ), using 1.0 M ethanol + 0.5 M H₂SO₄ as anode feed and 0.1 M sodium percarbonate + 0.5 M H₂SO₄ as cathode feed.

• 전기화학회지
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• 제11권2호
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• pp.109-114
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• 2008

에탄올이 이산화탄소가 생성되는 경로로 반응할 경우 12개의 전자를 발생시키게 되지만 실제로는 두 개의 탄소 원자사이의 결합력 때문에 완전 산화시키는 것이 쉽지 않다. 따라서 고성능 에탄을 산화촉매의 개발은 에탄을 연료전지 실용화에 필수적이다. 본 연구는 Pt에 Sn, Au을 첨가하여 이원계, 삼원계 촉매를 제조하여 에탄올에서의 활성과 촉매의 특성에 대한 분석을 수행하였다. 촉매합성은 modified polyol 방법을 이용하였으며 Vulcan XC-72R 담지체를 사용하여 20 wt%로 담지하였다. PtSn/c 합금촉매는 Pt : Sn의 비율이 1 : 0, 4 : 1, 3 : 1, 2 : 1, 1.5 : 1, 1 : 1, 1 : 1.5으로 합성하였으며, PtSnAu/C 합금촉매는 Pt : Sn : Au의 비율을 5 : 5 : 0, 5 : 4 : 1, 5 : 3 : 2, 5 : 2 : 3으로 합성하였다. 촉매특성은 XRD, TEM 분석을 통해 분석한 결과 $1.9{\sim}2.4\;nm$ 정도의 입자의 크기와 면심입방구조의 구조를 가지는 것으로 확인하였다. 에탄올 산화에 대한 합금촉매의 활성은 순환전류전압법으로 실험하였고, 그 중 가장 높은 성능을 가진 PtSn(1.5 : 1)/C와 PtSnAu(5 : 2 : 3)/C 합금촉매를 단위전지 성능평가륵 통해 실제 연료전지 구동환경에서 촉매의 활성을 측정하였다. 그 결과 에탄을 산화에 가장 높은 성능을 나타낸 촉매는 PtSn/c(1.5 : 1)이었고, 촉매의 안정성은 PtSnAu/C(5 : 2 : 3)에서 높게 나타났다.