PtRu/C Electrocatalysts Prepared Using Gamma and Electron Beam Irradiation for Methanol Electrooxidation

<table class="table-group" id="tab1"><tr><td><table class="table"><tr><td class="thead-hr" colspan="6"><hr/></td></tr><tr class="thead"><td align="left">Source</td><td align="center">Irradiation time (h)</td><td align="center">Dose rate (kGy h<sup>−1</sup>)</td><td align="center">Total dose  (kGy)</td><td align="center">Pt : Ru atomic ratio  (EDX)</td><td align="center">Crystallite size  (nm)</td></tr><tr><td class="thead-hr" colspan="6"><hr/></td></tr><tr><td align="left">Electron beam</td><td align="center">0.05</td><td align="center">5760.0</td><td align="center">288</td><td align="center">47 : 53</td><td align="center">2.9</td></tr><tr><td align="left">Gamma <sup>60</sup>Co</td><td align="center">6</td><td align="center">0.5</td><td align="center">3</td><td align="center">45 : 55</td><td align="center">2.7</td></tr><tr class="table-tr"><td colspan="6"><hr class="tbody-hr"/></td></tr></table></td></tr></table>

Influence of electron beam and gamma irradiation on Pt : Ru atomic ratio and average crystallite size of the PtRu/C electrocatalysts (20 wt% of metals, nominal Pt : Ru atomic ratio of 50 : 50, water/2-propanol volumetric ratio of 25/75).

Journal of Nanomaterials

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Table 1: PtRu/C Electrocatalysts Prepared Using Gamma and Electron Beam Irradiation for Methanol Electrooxidation 