The disclosure includes a platinum-based alloy catalyst and a preparation method thereof, a membrane electrode and a fuel cell. The method for preparing the platinum-based alloy catalyst comprises the following steps: (1) preparing nano-sized alloy particles of platinum and 3d transition metal; (2) carrying out acid treatment on the alloy particles prepared in step (1); and (3) annealing the alloy particles treated in step (2). The size of the platinum-based alloy particles is controlled, an atom number ratio of platinum to transition metal in the platinum-based alloy is controlled, and then etching and dissolution of acid is combined so that an atom number ratio of platinum to transition metal is further controlled, subsequently annealing is carried out at high temperature. The prepared platinum-based alloy catalyst improves the stability and durability of the platinum-based alloy catalyst, which supports the large-scale application of the platinum-based alloy catalyst in the fuel cell.

The disclosure includes a platinum-based alloy catalyst and a preparation method thereof, a membrane electrode and a fuel cell. The method for preparing the platinum-based alloy catalyst comprises the following steps: (1) preparing nano-sized alloy particles of platinum and 3d transition metal; (2) carrying out acid treatment on the alloy particles prepared in step (1); and (3) annealing the alloy particles treated in step (2). The size of the platinum-based alloy particles is controlled, an atom number ratio of platinum to transition metal in the platinum-based alloy is controlled, and then etching and dissolution of acid is combined so that an atom number ratio of platinum to transition metal is further controlled, subsequently annealing is carried out at high temperature. The prepared platinum-based alloy catalyst improves the stability and durability of the platinum-based alloy catalyst, which supports the large-scale application of the platinum-based alloy catalyst in the fuel cell.

The present invention relates to methods of immobilising metals on polymeric surfaces using surfactants and to products that can be formed by such methods. Polymer substrates with metal immobilised on the surface are very useful in a variety of applications. The metal is usually in the form of a nanoparticle. A major use of the invention is in catalysts. The invention can also be used in medical applications, such as to make antimicrobial surfaces.

The invention relates to the method of preparing catalyst based on platinum (Pt), with a low Pt content, dispersed on carrier containing graphene quantum dots (Pt/GQDs or Pt/GO-GQDs) used for fuel cell with excellent activity in the electrochemical oxidation reaction of alcohol (for example, methanol, ethanol), applied as an anode catalyst for direct alcohol fuel cell (DAFC). At the same time, the invention also refers to the catalyst obtained by this method as an anode catalyst for DAFC.

Disclosed is a method for infiltrating a porous structure with a precursor solution by means of humidification. The infiltration method with a precursor solution using moisture control comprises the steps of: (S1) providing a substrate having porous structures deposited thereon; (S2) depositing, by electrospraying, a precursor solution on the substrate having porous structures deposited thereon; (S3) humidifying the porous structures having the precursor solution deposited thereon; and (S4) sintering the humidified porous structures.

A method of making a nanostructured palladium thin film electrode is described. The method involves contacting a substrate with an aerosol comprising a solvent and a Pd(II) compound. The substrate is heated, and no hydrogen gas or an additional reducing agent is required to reduce the Pd(II) to form the deposited thin film. The nanostructured palladium thin film electrode is capable of detecting compounds such as hydrazine in an aqueous sample with a 10 nM limit of detection.

A particulate precursor compound for manufacturing a lithium transition metal oxide powder for use as an active positive electrode material in lithium-ion batteries, the precursor having the general formula Ni.sub.xMn.sub.yCo.sub.zA.sub.aO.sub.v(OH).sub.w, wherein 0.15<v<0.30, v+w=2, 0.30x0.75, 0.10y0.40, 0.10z0.40, A being a dopant with a0.05, and x+y+z+a=1, the precursor consisting of a crystal structure having an XRD pattern with twin peaks at 2=380.5, the twin peaks having a left peak having a peak intensity I.sub.L and a right peak having a peak intensity I.sub.R, and a peak intensity ratio R=I.sub.R/I.sub.L with R>0.7, and the XRD pattern being free of peaks belonging to either one or both of a spinel and an oxyhydroxide compound.

A method of preparing a catalyst for a fuel cell includes no carbon support. The method of preparing a catalyst for a fuel cell includes preparing a first metal nanoparticle having a polyhedral shape, growing a second metal along the edge of the first metal nanoparticle, and removing the first metal nanoparticle.

A catalyst composition and a use thereof are provided. The catalyst composition includes a support and at least one Ru.sub.XM.sub.Y alloy attached to the surface of the support, wherein M is a transition metal and XY. The catalyst composition is used in an alkaline electrochemical energy conversion reaction, and can improve the energy conversion efficiency for an electrochemical energy conversion device and significantly reduce material costs.

A platinum/black phosphorus@carbon sphere methanol fuel cell anode catalyst and preparation method thereof including the following steps: (1) dispersing a black phosphorus solid in an organic solvent to obtain a single or a few layers of black phosphorus dispersion with set concentration; (2) mixing the dispersion with glucose and stirring until dissolved; (3) performing a hydrothermal reaction on the solution to obtain an aqueous solution of the composite material containing a carbon core black phosphorus shell structure; (4) uniformly mixing the aqueous solution with an ethylene glycol solution of sodium chloroplatinate, adjusting the pH, then reducing the platinum on the surface by using a microwave irradiation heating method; and (5) filtering, washing and drying the obtained composite material to obtain a platinum/black phosphorus @carbon sphere composite material. The composite material is applied to a direct methanol fuel cell anode catalyst, the catalytic and stability performance of which are greatly improved.