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JOURNAL OF MATERIALS CHEMISTRY
Volume 20, Issue 47, Pages 10705-10715Publisher
ROYAL SOC CHEMISTRY
DOI: 10.1039/c0jm02210a
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- National Research Foundation (NRF)
- CSIR
- Adamawa State University
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A novel platinum-based macrocycle, iron(II) tetrakis(diaquaplatinum)octacarboxyphthalocyanine (PtFeOCPc), was synthesised and characterised. The heterogeneous electron transfer and electrocatalytic properties of this functional material towards the oxidation of formic acid have been explored on a graphite electrode platform pre-modified with or without acid-functionalised multi-walled carbon nanotubes (MWCNTs). We prove that PtFeOCPc supported on a MWCNT platform (MWCNT-PtFeOCPc) exhibits enhanced electrochemical response in terms of (i) electron transfer towards outer-sphere redox probe, (ii) catalytic rate constant, and (iii) tolerance towards CO poisoning during formic acid oxidation. The results clearly suggest that the MWCNT-PtFeOCPc is a promising platform for potential application as an electrocatalyst for direct formic acid fuel cell.
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