Core/Shell Pt/C Nanoparticles Embedded in Mesoporous Carbon as a Methanol‐Tolerant Cathode Catalyst in Direct Methanol Fuel Cells

Advanced MaterialsVolume 20, Issue 4 p. 743-747 Communication Core/Shell Pt/C Nanoparticles Embedded in Mesoporous Carbon as a Methanol-Tolerant Cathode Catalyst in Direct Methanol Fuel Cells† Z. Wen, Z. Wen Department of Chemistry, Key Laboratory of Bio-organic Phosphorus Chemistry and Chemical Biology, Tsinghua University, Beijing 100084 (P.R. China) College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Graduate University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100039 (P.R. China)Search for more papers by this authorJ. Liu, J. Liu Department of Chemistry, Key Laboratory of Bio-organic Phosphorus Chemistry and Chemical Biology, Tsinghua University, Beijing 100084 (P.R. China)Search for more papers by this authorJ. Li, J. Li [email protected] Department of Chemistry, Key Laboratory of Bio-organic Phosphorus Chemistry and Chemical Biology, Tsinghua University, Beijing 100084 (P.R. China)Search for more papers by this author Z. Wen, Z. Wen Department of Chemistry, Key Laboratory of Bio-organic Phosphorus Chemistry and Chemical Biology, Tsinghua University, Beijing 100084 (P.R. China) College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Graduate University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100039 (P.R. China)Search for more papers by this authorJ. Liu, J. Liu Department of Chemistry, Key Laboratory of Bio-organic Phosphorus Chemistry and Chemical Biology, Tsinghua University, Beijing 100084 (P.R. China)Search for more papers by this authorJ. Li, J. Li [email protected] Department of Chemistry, Key Laboratory of Bio-organic Phosphorus Chemistry and Chemical Biology, Tsinghua University, Beijing 100084 (P.R. China)Search for more papers by this author First published: 29 January 2008 https://doi.org/10.1002/adma.200701578Citations: 294 † This work was financially supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (No. 20435010) and the 863 Project (2006AA05Z123). We also thank Prof. Pingyun Feng of the University of California at Riverside for her donation of CMK-3. Supporting Information is available online from Wiley InterScience or from the author. AboutPDF ToolsRequest permissionExport citationAdd to favoritesTrack citation ShareShare Give accessShare full text accessShare full-text accessPlease review our Terms and Conditions of Use and check box below to share full-text version of article.I have read and accept the Wiley Online Library Terms and Conditions of UseShareable LinkUse the link below to share a full-text version of this article with your friends and colleagues. Learn more.Copy URL Graphical Abstract Pt nanoparticles covered with a film of microporous carbon ([email protected]) were uniformly embedded in mesoporous carbon (MC; see schematic) by in situ deposition of Pt and glucose polymerization in the pores of mesoporous silica (SBA-15), which was subsequently removed by etching. 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