Mesoporous carbon nanoparticles (MCN) have attracted widespread attention as a solid support in the field of heterogeneous catalysis and electrochemistry due to its unique properties such as high surface area, tunable pore size, hydrophobic surface properties, chemical stability and high thermal and electrical conductivity. Currently available electrocatalysts for direct methane fuel cell suffer from drawbacks such as necessity to use very high temperatures (650�C-800�C) for power output generation or practically no current density at ambient temperature. Herein, we report a novel platinum-based single-site catalyst covalently anchored onto highly uniform monodispersed MCN as an active electrocatalyst for ambient temperature methane fuel cell.

Single-site catalysts tethered onto monodispersed mesoporous carbon nanoparticles as active electrocatalyts for fuel-cell applications

247th National Meeting (2014)

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