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Fabrication of polyaniline/SBA-15-supported platinum/cobalt nanocomposites as promising electrocatalyst for formic acid oxidation

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In this paper, polyaniline/SBA-15 (PANI/SBA-15) nanocomposites were successfully synthesized as substrates for platinum–cobalt (PtCo) alloy. The PANI/SBA-15 was prepared via in situ emulsion polymerization, and PtCo nanocatalyst was fabricated through a simple electrodeposition method. Subsequently, the synthesized nanocomposites were characterized by SEM, FT-IR spectroscopy, and XRD techniques. The fabricated nanostructure (PtCo/PANI/SBA-15) was then employed as electrode for formic acid oxidation reaction (FAOR). Several samples of PANI/SBA-15-supported PtCo electrocatalysts were synthesized by varying the Co precursor concentration in the electrodeposition solution. The PtCo 0.05/PANI/SBA-15 sample revealed outstanding electrocatalytic activity and stability for FAOR. Based on cyclic voltammetry (CV) measurements, this electrocatalyst generated a maximum current density of about 63 mA cm−2 in the forward potential scan, which is highly desirable for FAOR improvement. Additionally, the PtCo 0.05/PANI/SBA-15 resulted in good performance in ethanol and methanol oxidation, indicating its capability of being applied in other fuel cell technologies.

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  1. Fuel Cell Electrochemistry and Advanced Material Research Laboratory, Faculty of Engineering Modern Technologies, Amol University of Special Modern Technologies, Amol, 4616849767, Iran

    Mohammad Soleimani Lashkenari

  2. Faculty of Chemical Engineering, Babol University of Technology, Babol, Iran

    Mohsen Ghorbani

  3. Chemical Engineering Department, Mazandaran University of Science and Technology, Babol, Mazandaran, Iran

    Mina Safabakhsh

  4. Chemical Engineering Department, Faculty of Engineering, Shomal University, P.O. Box 731, Amol, Mazandaran, Iran

    Behnia Shahrokhi

  5. Faculty of Chemistry, University of Mazandaran, Babolsar, Iran

    Jaber fallah

  6. Faculty of Chemical Engineering, Tarbiat Modares University, Tehran, Iran

    Sajjad Rezaei

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Lashkenari, M.S., Ghorbani, M., Safabakhsh, M. et al. Fabrication of polyaniline/SBA-15-supported platinum/cobalt nanocomposites as promising electrocatalyst for formic acid oxidation. J Appl Electrochem 50, 523–534 (2020). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10800-020-01400-9

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