Electrospinning Synthesis of Carbon-Supported Pt3Mn Intermetallic Nanocrystals and Electrocatalytic Performance towards Oxygen Reduction Reaction
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Materials and Methods
2.1. Chemicals
2.2. Preparation of Pt(acac)2/Mn(acac)3/PAN Nanofibers
2.3. Preparation of PtMn/CNFs Catalysts
2.4. Characterization
2.5. Electrochemical Measurements
3. Results and Discussion
3.1. Structure and Morphology Characterization
3.2. Electrochemical Performances
4. Conclusions
Supplementary Materials
Author Contributions
Funding
Acknowledgments
Conflicts of Interest
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Peng, L.; Zhou, L.; Kang, W.; Li, R.; Qu, K.; Wang, L.; Li, H. Electrospinning Synthesis of Carbon-Supported Pt3Mn Intermetallic Nanocrystals and Electrocatalytic Performance towards Oxygen Reduction Reaction. Nanomaterials 2020, 10, 1893. https://doi.org/10.3390/nano10091893
Peng L, Zhou L, Kang W, Li R, Qu K, Wang L, Li H. Electrospinning Synthesis of Carbon-Supported Pt3Mn Intermetallic Nanocrystals and Electrocatalytic Performance towards Oxygen Reduction Reaction. Nanomaterials. 2020; 10(9):1893. https://doi.org/10.3390/nano10091893
Chicago/Turabian StylePeng, Lechao, Lan Zhou, Wenjun Kang, Rui Li, Konggang Qu, Lei Wang, and Haibo Li. 2020. "Electrospinning Synthesis of Carbon-Supported Pt3Mn Intermetallic Nanocrystals and Electrocatalytic Performance towards Oxygen Reduction Reaction" Nanomaterials 10, no. 9: 1893. https://doi.org/10.3390/nano10091893