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Mesoporous Pt/Ni architecture has been prepared by template assisted electrochemical deposition of Pt–Ni over anodized aluminum oxide template followed by controlled de-alloying with nitric acid. Surface characteristics of the ordered bimetallic mesoporous Pt/Ni structure were systematically characterized through XRD, SEM, AFM and XPS analyses. It is designated by XPS analysis that presence of Ni significantly modifies surface characteristics and electronic states of Pt accompanied with a downshift in the d-band character of Pt. Mesoporous morphology is highly beneficial to offer readily accessible Pt catalytic sites for methanol oxidation reaction. The prepared bimetallic Pt/Ni was used as electro catalyst for DMFC. Comparison of electrocatalytic activity of bimetallic mesoporous Pt/Ni with bimetallic smooth Pt/Ni was interrogated using cyclic voltammetry, chronoamperometry and electrochemical impedance spectroscopy analyses. Distinctly enhanced electrocatalytic activity with improved CO tolerance associated with bimetallic mesoporous Pt/Ni electrode towards methanol oxidation stems from a synergy existing between mesoporous structure with bi-metallic composition.
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One of the authors S. Mohanapriya is grateful to University Grants Commission (UGC), Government of India, for providing fund under the scheme of ‘UGC-Dr. D. S. Kothari Post Doctoral Fellowship’ (Ref: No. Award Letter-No. F.4-2/2006 (BSR)/CH/14-15/0102 dated 5-5-2015).
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Mohanapriya, S., Suganthi, S. & Raj, V. Mesoporous Pt–Ni catalyst and their electro catalytic activity towards methanol oxidation. J Porous Mater 24, 355–365 (2017). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10934-016-0268-y
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