Carbon composite with Pt nanoparticles prepared by Room-temperature ionic liquid-sputtering method

Kazuki Yoshii, Tetsuya Tsuda, Tsukasa Torimoto, Susumu Kuwabata

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Abstract

The Pt nanoparticles were prepared by direct Pt sputtering onto trimethyl-n-propylammonium bis((trifluoromethyl)sulfonyl)amide (Me 3PrNTf2N) room-temperature ionic liquid (RTIL) without a stabilizing agent. The mean particle size (2.3 ±0 .1 run) was maintained substantially constant independently of the sputtering time if the sputtering time was less than 1800 sec. The obtained Pt nanoparticles were well-dispersed in the RTIL and could be immobilized on a single-walled carbon nanotube (SWCNT) by a simple process that was established in this research. The Pt-SWCNT composite material showed a remarkable catalytic activity to electrochemical oxygen reduction reaction more than a commercially available Pt nanoparticle-carbon composite catalyst. It suggests that the Pt-SWCNT composite material is one of the promising electrode catalysts for a PEM fuel cell system.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationMolten Salts and Ionic Liquids 17
PublisherElectrochemical Society Inc.
Pages127-133
Number of pages7
Edition7
ISBN (Electronic)9781607681762
ISBN (Print)9781566778268
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2010
Externally publishedYes
Event17th International Symposium on Molten Salts and Ionic Liquids - 218th ECS Meeting - Las Vegas, NV, United States
Duration: 2010 Oct 102010 Oct 15

Publication series

NameECS Transactions
Number7
Volume33
ISSN (Print)1938-5862
ISSN (Electronic)1938-6737

Other

Other17th International Symposium on Molten Salts and Ionic Liquids - 218th ECS Meeting
Country/TerritoryUnited States
CityLas Vegas, NV
Period10/10/1010/10/15

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • General Engineering

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