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High-Stability Platinum Nano-Electrocatalyst Synthesized by Cyclic Voltammetry for Oxygen Reduction Reaction

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Cyclic voltammetry as a simple electrochemical deposition method was developed in order to prepare a platinum nano-electrocatalyst for oxygen reduction reaction (ORR) in low-temperature fuel cell systems. The morphology of the prepared platinum was evaluated by scanning electron microscopy and energy dispersive x-ray analysis. The effects of platinum concentration in electrodeposition solution and scan numbers of cyclic voltammetry (scan rate: 50 m V s−1, between 1.489 and − 0.311 versus reversible hydrogen electrode) on the performance of prepared electrocatalysts for ORR were studied. The fabricated electrodes were evaluated by cyclic voltammetry, linear sweep voltammetry, electrochemical impedance spectroscopy and scanning electron microscopy. The results revealed that the optimum conditions for the preparation of electrocatalysts were 2E−3 M H2PtCl6 and 30 scan numbers. The optimized electrode showed high stability after 1200 cycles.

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The authors would like to acknowledge the support of the Fuel Cell Research laboratory of Shahid Rajaee Teacher Training University (Tehran, Iran).

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    Rasol Abdullah Mirzaie, Azam Anaraki Firooz & Narges Mohammadkhani Khori

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Abdullah Mirzaie, R., Anaraki Firooz, A. & Mohammadkhani Khori, N. High-Stability Platinum Nano-Electrocatalyst Synthesized by Cyclic Voltammetry for Oxygen Reduction Reaction. J. Electron. Mater. 47, 6995–7001 (2018). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11664-018-6626-6

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