Table 1 Comparison analysis of methanol electro-oxidation activities of a few previous reports of Pt-based catalysts and our present results.

From: Facile Fabrication of Platinum-Cobalt Alloy Nanoparticles with Enhanced Electrocatalytic Activity for a Methanol Oxidation Reaction

Pt based catalyst

ECSA (m2g−1)

mass activity (mA mg−1Pt)

specific activity (mA m−2Pt)

Ref

Pt−Co CMEs

 

135 mA with 0.5 mg cm−2 loading

 

43

Co5Pt95

 

1417

16

41

Pt–Co/PZAF-MWCNTs

 

231

 

44

3D Pt–Co networks

20.2

392.36

19.61

18

Pt3Co nanoflower

13.16

125.08

9.51

45

PtIrCo/3D carbon aerogel matrix

98 (20 mVs−1)

about 800 (20 mVs−1)

 

46

Pt-Co/CNTs

<80

<1300

 

47

Pt–Co

12.5

170

 

48

Pt-CoOx/MWCNTs

52.9

779.7

 

49

CoPt nanorods

195.4

909.9

 

50

Pt15Co85

 

509

16

51

hollow CoPt/MWCNTs

20.9

<250

 

52

commercial Pt/C

41.4

543

17.13

present work

Pt/MWCNTs

27.3

524

19.23

present work

Pt/CoPt-2/MWCNTs

83.7

1719

20.25

present work