A Free-Standing Pt-Nanowire Membrane as a Highly Stable Electrocatalyst for the Oxygen Reduction Reaction

• Published in: Advanced materials (Weinheim) Vol. 23; no. 12; pp. 1467 - 1471
• Main Authors: Liang, Hai-Wei, Cao, Xiang, Zhou, Fei, Cui, Chun-Hua, Zhang, Wen-Jun, Yu, Shu-Hong
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Weinheim WILEY-VCH Verlag 25.03.2011; WILEY‐VCH Verlag
• Subjects: Carbon - chemistry; Catalysis; electrocatalysis; Electrochemistry; membranes; Membranes, Artificial; Nanowires - chemistry; Oxidation-Reduction; Oxygen - chemistry; oxygen reduction; Platinum - chemistry; Pt nanowires

A free‐standing Pt‐nanowire membrane fabricated via a multistep templating process is used as an electrocatalyst for the oxygen reduction reaction (ORR). It exhibits remarkably high stability and good catalytic activity due to its unique nanowire‐network structure.