%A WANG Yi1, ZENG Xiangan2, LIU Hong1, SONG Shuqin2,*

%T Effect of Preparation Conditions of Catalyst Ink on the Electrochemical Prope

rties of Pt/C Catalyst
%0 Journal Article
%D 2011
%J Chinese Journal of Catalysis
%R 10.3724/SP.J.1088.2011.00736
%P 184-188
%V 32
%N 1
%U {http://www.chxb.cn/CN/abstract/article_20287.shtml}
%8 2011-01-13
%X The influence of the main catalyst ink preparation parameters, such as sonica
tion dispersing time and dispersants, on the electrochemical performance of 50%
Pt/C was studied and discussed. The sonication dispersion time and dispersants h
ave obvious effects on the performance of Pt/C. The optimized sonication dispers
ion time is 10 min. In the case of sonication dispersion time less than 10 min,
the performance is inferior because of the uncompleted dispersion of the electro
catalyst. While in the case of sonication dispersion time more than 10 min, the
performance is also poor due to Pt particles agglomeration caused by the tempera
ture increase in the catalyst ink during the sonication dispersion process. The
dispersants also significantly affect the activity of Pt/C. When ethanol is adop
ted as the dispersant, Pt/C possesses a higher electrochemical surface area and
exhibits the highest activity for oxygen reduction reaction. This could be attri
buted to the joint characteristics of low polarization and low viscosity of etha
nol. Moreover, the lower temperature of the catalyst ink during the sonication d
ispersion process using ethanol as the dispersant also contributes to its desira
ble electrochemical results.