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Mixed Platinum–Nickel Catalysts of Oxygen Reduction

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A mixed catalyst based on platinum and nickel oxide was obtained as a result of the synthesis and subsequent alkaline hydrolysis of thin polymer films of poly[Ni(Salen)] with platinum nanoparticles previously electrodeposited in its pores. The efficiency of catalyst operation was tested in oxygen electroreduction in an alkaline medium. A distinction of the catalyst is its high activity and tolerance to methanol impurities compared with commercial analogs.

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ACKNOWLEDGMENTS

The measurements were performed using the equipment of the “Interdisciplinary Resource Center in Nanotechnology” and “Physical Methods of Surface Studies” Scientific Park of St. Petersburg State University.

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This study was financially supported by the Russian Foundation for Basic Research (project no. 18-33-00682 mol_а).

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    T. A. Stel’mashuk, E. V. Alekseeva & O. V. Levin

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This paper is dedicated to the 80th anniversary of Professor V.V. Malev who has made a considerable contribution into modern directions of electrochemistry.

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Stel’mashuk, T.A., Alekseeva, E.V. & Levin, O.V. Mixed Platinum–Nickel Catalysts of Oxygen Reduction. Russ J Electrochem 55, 1092–1097 (2019). https://doi.org/10.1134/S1023193519110144

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