The activity of PAni-Chitosan composite film decorated with Pt nanoparticles for electrocatalytic hydrogen generation
By Didem Balun Kayan and Derya Ko
Published in International Journal of Hydrogen Energy
2016
Abstract
To develop low-cost, highly efficient and stable electrocatalysts is one of the main challenges for hydrogen production from a water electrolysis system. Herein, we describe platinum nanoparticles supported on pencil graphite modified by a Polyaniline-Chitosan composite film that could be used for such a system. This composite electrocatalyst was found to be very active in catalysing hydrogen evolution reactions in acidic medium. The catalytic activity for the hydrogen evolution reaction (HER) was analysed by electrochemical techniques that promoted the kinetics of the reaction following the Volmer