University of Kashan Journal of Nanostructures 2251-7871 14 2 2024 04 01 Enhanced Catalytic Performance of Pt-La2CuFe2O7/Polyaniline-Chitosan Nanocomposites for Methanol Electro-Oxidation 533 547 114534 10.22052/JNS.2024.02.015 EN Somaye Khammarnia Chemistry Department, Payame Noor University, Tehran, 19395-4697, Iran Mehri-Saddat Ekrami-Kakhki Esfarayen University of Technology, Esfarayen, North Khorasan, Iran Jilla Saffari Department of Chemistry, Zahedan Branch, Islamic Azad University, P.O. Box 98135-978, Zahedan, Iran Alireza Akbari Chemistry Department, Payame Noor University, Tehran, 19395-4697, Iran Journal Article 2024 01 11 In this research, the La2CuFe2O7 (LCuFO) nano-composites were synthesized by adopting the coprecipitation method. The La2CuFe2O7 nano-composites were identified via X-ray powder diffraction (XRD) and Energy-dispersive X-ray spectroscopy (EDX). Polyaniline and chitosan (PANI-CHS) were employed as an effective and suitable substrate for these nano-composites. The Pt-LCuFO/PANI-CHS nano-composite was prepared by the chemical reduction of hexachloroplatinic acid by sodium tetrahydroborate in the presence of LCuFO nano-composite on the PANI-CHS support and it was characterized by performing TEM. Electrochemical impedance spectroscopy (EIS), chronoamperometry (CA), and cyclic voltammetry (CV) of the catalytic performance of the Pt-LCuFO/PANI-CHS nano-composite were determined for carrying out the electrooxidation of methanol via the CO stripping voltammetry. Also, the durability of the Pt-LCuFO/PANI-CHS nanocatalyst as well as the effect of multiple factors, including methanol concentration, temperature, and scanning speed were investigated for the electrooxidation of methanol. The increased catalytic performance of Pt-LCuFO/PANI-CHS nano-catalyst in comparison with the Pt/PANI-CHS suggests its application for the electrooxidation of methanol in direct methanol fuel cells. https://jns.kashanu.ac.ir/article_114534_f460f43887878ccfd17af182eda84a31.pdf