Synthesis and Characterization of Platinum-Praseodymium Oxide Nanocatalysts for Methanol Electrooxidation

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Abstract
Platinum-praseodymium oxide complex catalysts on carbon support material have been synthesized at different conditions. Various physical methods have been used to characterize the studied materials. The catalytic activity toward methanol electrooxidation was studied using electrochemical methods and results were compared to a platinum-cerium oxide containing catalyst as well as Pt-C catalysts. High activity toward methanol electrooxidation was observed for the synthesized platinum-praseodymium oxide complex catalysts.
Funding Information
  • European Regional Development Fund, Centre of Excellence (2014-2020.4.01.15-0011)
  • Eesti Teadusagentuur, Institutional Research Funding (IUT20-13)
  • Eesti Teadusagentuur, Personal Research Funding (PUT1581)

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