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The direct growth of carbon nanotubes (CNTs) on different kinds of carbon materials, which was carried out by chemical vapour deposition with cyclohexane as carbon source, has been studied. Electroplating turned out to be effective to generate Fe
catalyst nanoparticles on carbon supports with homogeneous distributions for catalyzing the growth of CNTs. Pulsed electrochemical deposition has been applied to prepare well dispersed fuel cell catalyst candidates from a diffusion-restricted metal-ions
containing electrolyte, which can slow down the mass transport thus limiting the nucleation and growth of catalyst nanoparticles. Methods for preparing series of catalyst spots on glassy carbon and CNTs modified glassy carbon were also introduced. The
electrocatalytic activity of different catalyst samples towards oxygen reduction reaction were qualitatively and quantitatively evaluated by both cyclic voltammetry and redox-competition mode of scanning electrochemical microscopy.
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