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A voltammetric method of measuring the specific surface area and amount of platinum in microsamples of electrode material and membrane-electrode assembly of hydrogen fuel cells

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A method based on cyclic voltammetry is proposed for determining platinum content, measuring the specific area of the active surface of platinum nanoparticles, and studying the dynamics of these values in a small amount (micrograms) of sample material.

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Original Russian Text © A.A. Nechitailov, N.V. Glebova, A.O. Krasnova, A.A. Tomasov, N.K. Zelenina, 2015, published in Pis’ma v Zhurnal Tekhnicheskoi Fiziki, 2015, Vol. 41, No. 14, pp. 97–102.

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Nechitailov, A.A., Glebova, N.V., Krasnova, A.O. et al. A voltammetric method of measuring the specific surface area and amount of platinum in microsamples of electrode material and membrane-electrode assembly of hydrogen fuel cells. Tech. Phys. Lett. 41, 710–712 (2015). https://doi.org/10.1134/S1063785015070275

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