Enhanced activity of molybdovanadophosphoric acid modified Pt electrode for the electrooxidation of methanol
2012
Feng, Ligang | Lv, Qing | Sun, Xiujuan | Yao, Shikui | Liu, Changpeng | Xing, Wei
The Keggin-structure molybdovanadophosphoric acid (H₃₊ ₓPMo₁₂₋ ₓVₓO₄₀, x=1, 2, 3, denoted as PMV) modified Pt electrode was studied by electrochemical measurements for methanol oxidation. It was discovered that both the catalytic activity and stability of the PMV modified Pt electrode were significantly enhanced. With the increase of the vanadium content in PMV, the catalytic activity and stability for methanol electrooxidation were also increased. The enhancements were attributed to the special properties of PMV, which increased the electron transfer coefficient of the rate-determining step. Therefore, the PMV has potential application as promoter for methanol electrooxidation in direct methanol fuel cell.
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